SISSY

effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish, sissy

(adjective) having unsuitable feminine qualities

sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast

(noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Sissy

A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.

Etymology 1

Noun

sissy (plural sissies)

(pejorative, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.

(pejorative, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

(BDSM) A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.

(colloquial) Sister.

Synonyms

• (effeminate man or boy): cot-quean (obsolete), janegirl (“effeminate boy”) (rare); see also effeminate man

• (timid or cowardly person): milquetoast, nancy, quiche-eater; see also milksop

• (sister): sis

Antonyms

• non-sissy

• unsissy

Adjective

sissy (comparative sissier, superlative sissiest)

(pejorative) Effeminate.

(pejorative) Cowardly.

Etymology 2

Noun

sissy (uncountable)

(childish, colloquial) Urination; urine.

Verb

sissy (third-person singular simple present sissies, present participle sissying, simple past and past participle sissied)

(childish, colloquial) To urinate.

Source: Wiktionary



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