sheila

noun

ˈshē-lə How to pronounce sheila (audio)
Definition of sheilanext
Australia & New Zealand
as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood two blonde sheilas were splashing in the water at Bondi Beach while their mother looked on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheila
  1. girl
  2. missy
  3. lassie
  4. filly
  5. lass
Noun
  • Such laws would require third-party audits of social media algorithms to identify any harmful patterns, such as serving eating-disorder content to young girls more than to other groups.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Two identical 64-year-old twins, both mid-sized, appeared alongside a zany mix of punky, straight and mid-size girls.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of girl
Noun
  • Judges will pick the best ones and the winning master and missy will get free ice cream for a year from Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille, receive other prizes and will get to ride in two village parades, Ouellette said.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2018
Definition of missy
Noun
  • Shop it all here to become the chic Highland lassie of your dreams.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This cake type was the sort fed to train and trench weary doughboys by Great War doughnut lassies (or doughnut dollies, depending) and flour, baking powder, sugar, and lard were all in good supply for the duration.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of lassie
Noun
  • Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of filly
Noun
  • The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of lass
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“Sheila.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheila. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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