ban‧shee /ˈbænʃiː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Scottish Gaelic;
Origin: bean-sith, probably from Old Irish ben side 'woman of fairyland']
a female
spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die:
She was screaming like a banshee. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲