"screened, protected," 1590s, past-participle adjective from shelter (v.). Meaning "protected from the usual hardships of life" is from 1888. Related: Shelteredness.
a sheltered harbor
shell
shellac
shellfish
shelta
shelter
sheltered
Sheltie
shelve
Shema
she-male
shemozzle
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