Sissy Definition

sĭsē
sissier, sissies, sissiest
noun
sissies
An effeminate boy or man.
Webster's New World
A timid person or coward.
Webster's New World
A homosexual.
Webster's New World
Sister.
American Heritage

(pejorative, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
sissier, sissiest
Of or like a sissy.
Webster's New World

(pejorative) Effeminate.

Wiktionary

(pejorative) Cowardly.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun

A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.

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Other Word Forms of Sissy

Noun

Singular:
sissy
Plural:
sissies

Adjective

Base Form:
sissy
Comparative:
sissier
Superlative:
sissiest

Origin of Sissy

  • Extended form of sis, from sister (“a female sibling")

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Sissy Sentence Examples

  • Didn't you say he was an indecisive sissy?

  • Running around like a scared sissy boy, being chased by a seven week old kitten.

  • Nightgowns for men don't have to be effeminate or sissy, either—they can be practical and warm for layering in extreme conditions.

  • You're a little sissy.

  • Inchildhood, girls with gender identity disorder experience less overall social rejection than boys, as it is more socially acceptable for a girl to be a tomboy than for a boy to be perceived as a "sissy."

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Words Starting With

SSISIS

Words Ending With

YSYSSY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

Starts With S & Ends With YStarts With SI & Ends With YStarts With S & Ends With SY

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