sissy

sis·sy  (ss)

n. pl. sis·sies

1. A boy or man regarded as effeminate.

2. A person regarded as timid or cowardly.

3. Informal Sister.

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[Diminutive of sis.]

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sissi·ness, sissy·ness n.

sissy adj.

sissy·ish adj.

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sissy or cissy

Noun

pl -sies

an effeminate, weak, or cowardly person

Adjective

effeminate, weak, or cowardly [from sis¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sissy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive milksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, pansy coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
Adj.	1.	sissy - having unsuitable feminine qualities cissy, effeminate, emasculate, sissified, sissyish, epicene unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly - not possessing qualities befitting a man

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sissy or cissy

noun 1. wimp, softie (informal) weakling, baby, wet Brit. (informal) coward (informal) jessie Scot. (slang) pansy, pussy (slang), chiefly U.S. mummy's boy, mollycoddle, namby-pamby, wuss (slang) milksop, milquetoast U.S. sisspot (informal)

adjective 2. wimpish or wimpy, (informal) soft (informal) weak, wet Brit. (informal) cowardly, feeble, unmanly, effeminate, namby-pamby, wussy (slang) sissified (informal)

Translations

sissy [ˈsɪsɪ] n (col) → marica m

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sissy [ˈsɪsɪ] n (inf) (= coward); poule mouillée

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sissy [ˈsɪsɪ] (inf) (pej) n → Waschlappen m

adj → weichlich

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sissy [ˈsɪsɪ] n (col) → femminuccia