cissy

Speech parts

1. cissy - Noun

2. cissy - Adjective Satellite

3. Cissy - Proper noun

Meaning

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sissy effeminate womanly womanish epicene emasculate womanlike unmanly pantywaist sissified sissyish mollycoddler tenderling

Antonyms

manly mannish manlike

Examples

"I was brought up as a Christian,” Cissy said. "Spelt K-I-L-L-J-O-Y. My mam still is one. When I said I was going to quit the church because of what I'd learned from Val about the history of slavery, I thought she was going to kill me!” She laughed nervously. But obviously that was not a joke. John Brunner

As Bess pages through the entries, she discovers that history has repeated itself quite often, with her grandmother Ruby, Cissy and herself facing similar predicaments in life and love. Source: Internet

The daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and cousin of Dionne Warwick, she grew up in the business. Source: Internet

Cissy amicably divorced her husband, Julian, in 1920, but Chandler's mother disapproved of the relationship and refused to sanction the marriage. Source: Internet

Her grandmother Cissy was the most outspoken, angrily objecting to the movie even being made. Source: Internet

His grandchildren Cissy and Doc were assumed dead in the fire, and Footer suspects that her mom might have something to do with it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cissus incisa Cissus striata Cissus trifoliata cist cist grave Cistaceae