"-sy" meaning in English

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  "pos": "suffix",
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          "text": "(nouns): Betsy; footsy; mumsy; Patsy; popsy; tootsy"
        },
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          "text": "(adjectives): artsy (or art + -s + -y); cutesy; limpsy; mumsy; pudsy; teensy (from tiny)"
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            "noun"
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          "word": "-sie"
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        "morpheme"
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          "text": "(nouns): Betsy; footsy; mumsy; Patsy; popsy; tootsy"
        },
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          "text": "(adjectives): artsy (or art + -s + -y); cutesy; limpsy; mumsy; pudsy; teensy (from tiny)"
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        "morpheme"
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        "noun"
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      "word": "-sie"
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