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miss⋅y

[mis-ee]
–noun, plural miss⋅ies. Informal.
young miss; girl.

Origin:
1670–80; miss 2 + -y 2
miss·y   (mĭs'ē)   
n.   pl. miss·ies Informal
Used as a familiar term of address for a young woman or girl.

Missy

Mis"sy\, n. (Min.) See Misy.

Missy

Mis"sy\, n. An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl; a miss. -- a. Like a miss, or girl.

missy 
playful form of miss (n.), chiefly among servants, first attested 1676.
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