Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missie

/mˈɪsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: missie
IPA: /mˈɪsi/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young woman; miss.

Informal

Example Sentences

"An' that's why they took me, missie, that's why they took me.' Perspectives: A Course in Narrative Comprehension and Composition By Cecil Gray"
""Well, then, to put it in a nutshell," said the Chief Voice, "we've been waiting for ever so long for a nice little girl from foreign parts, like it might be you, Missie—that would go upstairs and go to the magic book and find the spell that takes off the invisibleness, and say it. […]""

Etymology

From miss + -ie.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

missies (plural)

Homonyms

missey

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce missie?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪsi/.
What does missie mean?: A young woman; miss.
Where does missie come from?: From miss + -ie.

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