adj
Meaning 1
Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Missy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪs.i/
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rhymes with -ɪsi
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 3
A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That's enough out of you, missy!
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noun
Meaning 5
A female nurse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of misy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
a young woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a young lady of 18
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: girl, miss, young lady, young woman, fille
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
Narrower terms: baby, babe, sister, belle, bimbo, chachka, tsatske, tshatshke, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, chit, colleen, dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird, flapper, gal, gamine, Gibson girl, lass, lassie, young girl, jeune fille, maid, maiden, May queen, queen of the May, mill-girl, party girl, peri, ring girl, rosebud, sex kitten, sexpot, sex bomb, shop girl, soubrette, sweater girl, tomboy, romp, hoyden, valley girl, working girl
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English miss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English missy From miss + -y.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: госпожичка (gospožička) — a young female; miss
- Czech: slečna — a young female; miss
- Galician: señorita — a young female; miss
- German: Fräulein — a young female; miss
- Italian: signorinella — a young female; miss
- Italian: signorina — a young female; miss
- Latvian: kundzene — a young female; miss
- Portuguese: mocinha — a young female; miss
- Slovak: slečna — a young female; miss
Real reading context