Meaning

5 senses
  1. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes)An effeminate boy or man.

    Weichling

    не́женкаnéženka, хлю́пикxljúpik, ба́баbába

    a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

  2. (colloquial, derogatory, sometimes)A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

    Jammerlappen

    трусtrus, труси́шкаtrusíška, слаба́кslabák

  3. A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.

  4. (colloquial, dated)Sister; often used as a term of address

  5. (childish, colloquial, uncountable)Urination; urine.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom is a bit of a sissy.

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  2. I dare you to call Tom a sissy.

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  3. You're a bit of a sissy, aren't you?

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  4. Tom is nothing but a sissy.

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  5. Mary said that Tom was a sissy.

    ruМэри назвала Тома бабой.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
an effeminate boy or man:
a timid, unassertive or cowardly person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an effeminate boy or man:
a timid, unassertive or cowardly person:

Origin

From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y. Likely onomatopoetic, perhaps related to French pip

From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.

Likely onomatopoetic, perhaps related to French pipi (“urine”). Compare piss; wee-wee.

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Forms

plural: sissies
Singularsissy
Pluralsissies

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
timid or cowardly person:cowardB2
effeminate man or boy:effeminate man
sister:sis
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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