adj
Meaning 1
Effeminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sissy
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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/ˈsɪsi/
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rhymes with -ɪsi
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homophone: cissy
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CMU ARPABET: S IH1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Cowardly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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name
Meaning 3
A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An effeminate boy or man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Sister; often used as a term of address
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, dated
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noun
Meaning 8
Urination; urine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, colloquial, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 9
To urinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, colloquial
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
To sissygasm (reach orgasm solely by penetration of the anus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare, slang, vulgar
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
having unsuitable feminine qualities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy, sissified, sissyish
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coward
History
Etymology
From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.
Likely onomatopoetic, perhaps related to French pipi (“urine”). Compare piss; wee-wee.
Clipping of sissygasm.
Across languages
Translations
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مخنَّث — effeminate
- Bulgarian: женствен (ženstven) — effeminate
- Cebuano: bayoti — effeminate
- Finnish: akkamainen — effeminate
- Irish: piteogach — effeminate
- Swedish: fjollig — effeminate
- Bulgarian: страхлив (strahliv) — cowardly
- Cebuano: bayoti — cowardly
- Finnish: raukkamainen — cowardly
- Swedish: fjollig — cowardly
- Swedish: feg — cowardly
- Swedish: mesig — cowardly
- Arabic: مخنَّث — an effeminate boy or man
- Armenian: ղզիկ (ġzik) — an effeminate boy or man
- Armenian: ղզօղլան (ġzōġlan) — an effeminate boy or man
- Bulgarian: мамино детенце (mamino detence) — an effeminate boy or man
- Catalan: marieta — an effeminate boy or man
- Cebuano: bayoti — an effeminate boy or man
- Chinese Cantonese: 乸型 (naa2 jing4) — an effeminate boy or man
- Chinese Mandarin: 娘娘腔 (niángniángqiāng) — an effeminate boy or man
- Chinese Mandarin: 女人般的 (nǚrénbān de) — an effeminate boy or man
- Chinese Mandarin: 女人氣的 /女人气的 (nǚrénqì de) — an effeminate boy or man
- Dutch: mietje — an effeminate boy or man
- Finnish: hintti — an effeminate boy or man
- Finnish: nynny — an effeminate boy or man
- French: chochotte — an effeminate boy or man
- French: lopette — an effeminate boy or man
- French: fifi — an effeminate boy or man
- Galician: efeminado — an effeminate boy or man
- Galician: maricas — an effeminate boy or man
- Galician: marica — an effeminate boy or man
- Galician: efeminado — an effeminate boy or man
- Galician: amullerado — an effeminate boy or man
- German: Weichling — an effeminate boy or man
- Italian: femminuccia — an effeminate boy or man
- Japanese: シスターボーイ (shisutā bōi) — an effeminate boy or man
- Macedonian: женско петле (žensko petle) — an effeminate boy or man
- Navajo: ashkii tsaʼii — an effeminate boy or man
- Polish: cipa — an effeminate boy or man
- Polish: cipka — an effeminate boy or man
- Polish: pipa — an effeminate boy or man
- Polish: pipka — an effeminate boy or man
- Portuguese: boiola — an effeminate boy or man
- Portuguese: bicha — an effeminate boy or man
- Portuguese: maricas — an effeminate boy or man
- Punjabi: ਜ਼ਨਾਨਡ਼ਾ — an effeminate boy or man
- Russian: не́женка (néženka) — an effeminate boy or man
- Russian: хлю́пик (xljúpik) — an effeminate boy or man
- Russian: ба́ба (bába) — an effeminate boy or man
- Spanish: afeminado — an effeminate boy or man
- Swedish: fjolla — an effeminate boy or man
- Cebuano: bayoti — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Chinese Mandarin: 膽小鬼 /胆小鬼 (dǎnxiǎoguǐ) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Chinese Mandarin: 懦夫 (nuòfū) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Danish: svækling — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Danish: skvat — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Dutch: mietje — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Finnish: nynny — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Finnish: mammanpoika — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Finnish: nyhverö — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Finnish: nössö — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- French: poule mouillée — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- French: gonzesse — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- French: chochotte — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Galician: maricas — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Galician: marica — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- German: Jammerlappen — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: femminuccia — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: coniglio — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: fifone — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: codardo — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: vigliacco — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: pollo — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: merlo — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: mollusco — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: pappamolle — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: smidollato — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: rammollito — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: pauroso — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: cacasotto — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: pisciasotto — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: eunuco — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: debole — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: mammoletta — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: pusillanime — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Italian: vile — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Japanese: 弱虫 (yowamushi) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Japanese: いくじなし (ikujinashi) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Norwegian: Pyse — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Polish: cipa — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Polish: cipka — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Polish: pipa — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Polish: pipka — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Russian: трус (trus) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Russian: труси́шка (trusíška) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Russian: слаба́к (slabák) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Russian: ссыку́н (ssykún) — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Spanish: calzonazos — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Swedish: mes — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Swedish: fjolla — a timid, unassertive or cowardly person
- Finnish: pissaaminen — childish: urination; urine
- Finnish: pissa — childish: urination; urine
- Finnish: pissata — childish: to urinate