Meaning
2 senses(derogatory)Effeminate.
(derogatory)Cowardly.
More definitions
- having unsuitable feminine qualities
Examples
17 sentencesTom is a bit of a sissy.
I dare you to call Tom a sissy.
You're a bit of a sissy, aren't you?
Tom is nothing but a sissy.
Mary said that Tom was a sissy.
ruМэри назвала Тома бабой. — odexed
Origin
From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.From sis (“clipping of sister”) + -y.
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Forms
sissier, sissiestSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- having unsuitable feminine qualities:effeminateemasculateepicenesissifiedsissyish
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsissiness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form