sissy

[sis-ee] /ˈsɪs i/
noun, plural sissies.
1.
an effeminate boy or man.
2.
a timid or cowardly person.
3.
a little girl.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sissy.
Origin
1840-50, Americanism in sense “sister”; 1885-90, Americanism for def 1; sis + y2
Related forms
sissyish, adjective
sissiness, sissyness, noun
Examples from the web for sissy
  • sissy-Louise can sniff out a bed being made with fresh sheets from the dryer from the other end of the house, out on the patio.
  • After looking at it for ninety minutes, one should feel our brand of winter sissy stuff.
British Dictionary definitions for sissy

sissy

/ˈsɪsɪ/
noun (pl) -sies
1.
an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
adjective
2.
effeminate, weak, or cowardly Also (informal or dialect) sissified, cissified
Word Origin and History for sissy
n.

1846, "sister," extended form of sis (q.v.). Meaning "effeminate man" is recorded from 1887; the adjective in this sense is from 1891. Related: Sissiness. Sissy bar is recorded from 1969.

Slang definitions & phrases for sissy

sissy

adjective

: wearing sissy clothes (1891+)

noun
  1. A timorous, weak, and effeminate male; daisy, lily, pansy (1887+)
  2. A male homosexual; pansy: No more sissies for Jimmy Smith (1970s+)

[fr sis fr sister]