"missy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪs.i/
Rhymes: -ɪsi Etymology: From miss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|miss|y|id2=diminutive}} miss + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} missy (not comparable)
  1. Girlish; effeminate; sentimental. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-missy-en-adj-T6bgl1jv
  2. Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-missy-en-adj-dV7Whmno
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪs.i/ Forms: missies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsi Etymology: From miss + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|miss|y|id2=diminutive}} miss + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} missy (plural missies)
  1. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly. Translations (a young female; miss): госпожичка (gospožička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), señorita (Galician), Fräulein [neuter] (German), signorinella [feminine] (Italian), signorina [feminine] (Italian), kundzene [feminine] (Latvian), mocinha (Portuguese), slečna (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-missy-en-noun-CzRXOpUs Disambiguation of 'a young female; miss': 78 22
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A female nurse. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore
    Sense id: en-missy-en-noun-Pez7-Gi3 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 21 44 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 10 7 27 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪs.i/
Rhymes: -ɪsi Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} missy (uncountable)
  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of misy Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: misy Categories (topical): Minerals Related terms: hitty-missy
    Sense id: en-missy-en-noun-87WQ3Cm2 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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