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sissiness

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sis⋅sy

  [sis-ee] noun, plural -sies, adjective
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–noun
1. an effeminate boy or man.
2. a timid or cowardly person.
3. a little girl.
–adjective
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sissy.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism in sense “sister”; 1885–90, Americanism for def. 1; sis + y2

Related forms:
sis⋅sy⋅ish, adjective
sis⋅si⋅ness, sis⋅sy⋅ness, noun
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sis·sy   (sĭs'ē)   
n.   pl. sis·sies

  1. A boy or man regarded as effeminate.

  2. A person regarded as timid or cowardly.

  3. Informal Sister.


[Diminutive of sis.]
sis'si·ness, sis'sy·ness n., sis'sy adj., sis'sy·ish adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

sissy 
1846, "sister," extended form of sis (q.v.). Meaning "effeminate man" is recorded from 1887; the adj. in this sense is from 1891. Sissy bar is recorded from 1969.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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