Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missy

/ˈmɪs.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
mis-sy
IPA
/ˈmɪs.i/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

noun

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

noun

A female nurse.

adj

Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

noun

Alternative form of misy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English miss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English missy From miss + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Missys (plural) missies (plural)

Derived Forms

missyish

Phrases

hitty-missy

Frequently Paired Words

Misty hitty-missy

Synonyms

girl miss young lady young woman fille

Rhymes With

sissy chrissy chrissie prissy issy lissy missie cissie crisci lyssy missey hisey

Questions

How do you pronounce missy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.i/.
What does missy mean?
A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.
Where does missy come from?
Etymology tree English miss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English missy From miss + -y.

How to pronounce missy

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