Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory)Effeminate.

  2. (derogatory)Cowardly.

More definitions
  • having unsuitable feminine qualities

Examples

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

  2. I dare you to call Tom a sissy.

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

  4. Tom is nothing but a sissy.

  5. Mary said that Tom was a sissy.

    ruМэри назвала Тома бабой. — odexed

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Origin

From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.

From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.

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Forms

sissier, sissiest
Comparativesissier Lesson
Superlativesissiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsissiness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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