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miss⋅y

  [mis-ee]
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–noun, plural miss⋅ies. Informal.
young miss; girl.
Origin:
1670–80; miss 2 + -y 2
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miss·y   (mĭs'ē)   
n.   pl. miss·ies Informal
Used as a familiar term of address for a young woman or girl.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

missy 
playful form of miss (n.), chiefly among servants, first attested 1676.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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