missy

M3I1S1S1Y4
/ˈmɪs.i/

noun

A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

“That's enough out of you, missy!”

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girlmissyoung ladyyoung womanfille
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Meanings

missy1

nounmissy (plural missies)

plural missies

  1. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

    That's enough out of you, missy!

  2. MalaysiaSingaporeA female nurse.
adjectivemissy (not comparable)
  1. not comparableGirlish; effeminate; sentimental.
  2. not comparableOf, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

missy2

nounmissy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablechemistryAlternative form of misy.

Missy3

proper nounMissy (plural Missys)

plural Missys

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna young female

Similar
girlmissyoung ladyyoung womanfille
Broader
femalefemale person
Also see
girlmissyoung lady

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From miss + -y.

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Translations

Bulgarian госпожичка
  • госпожичка (gospožička)a young female; miss
Czech slečna
  • slečnaa young female; miss
German Fräulein
  • Fräuleina young female; miss
Italian signorinella, signorina
  • signorinellaa young female; miss
  • signorinaa young female; miss
Latvian kundzene
  • kundzenea young female; miss
Portuguese mocinha
  • mocinhaa young female; miss
Slovak slečna
  • slečnaa young female; miss

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with missy

kissyhissy
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Anagrams

mysis
Cite this entry
APA

missy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missy

MLA

“missy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missy.

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