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Definition of Sissy
1. Noun. A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
2. Adjective. Having unsuitable feminine qualities.
Similar to: Unmanful, Unmanlike, Unmanly
Derivative terms: Effeminateness, Sissiness
Definition of Sissy
1. Proper noun. (diminutive=Cecilia female given name). ¹
2. Noun. (pejorative colloquial) An effeminate boy or man. ¹
3. Noun. (pejorative colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person. ¹
4. Noun. (BDSM) A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours. ¹
5. Noun. (colloquial) Sister. ¹
6. Noun. (childish colloquial) Urination. ¹
7. Adjective. (pejorative) Effeminate. ¹
8. Adjective. (pejorative) Cowardly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sissy
1. sissyish [adj SISSIER, SISSIEST] / an effeminate man or boy [n -SIES] - See also: sissyish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sissy
Literary usage of Sissy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1883)
"asked Sissy, pointing to Ben's apparatus, tucked down beside his seat. ...
exclaimed Sissy, none the wiser. Ben gazed out of the window with a proud air, ..."
2. Mrs. Stephens' New Monthly by Ann Sophia Stephens (1856)
"Aurora had a brother in the corps above the cadets, called Sissy, ... Look here,
Sissy—I shall hold you personally responsible for this slander. ..."
3. Eugene Field in His Home by Ida Comstock Below, W. O. Comstock (1898)
"LUCY ALEXANDER KNOT^C "Sissy KNOT r •• Heroine of " THE BA..LAD JF ThK Vv
ALI'HI .n ** Oh ! never fiercer battle ri^ed Upon iht Waller l,i, And never blood ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1855)
"Sissy, to bo sure, is quite a baby," continued Rosie, with lofty kindness, " but
I don't think when she grows up she will be more thoughtful than Minnie— ..."
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