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sis⋅sy

[sis-ee] noun, plural -sies, adjective
–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


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.
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