sissy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sisē)

Inflections of 'sissy' (n): npl: sissies

sissy
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Noun: gay or effeminate man - offensive, informal
Synonyms:
cissy (UK, offensive, informal), gay man, gay Collocations (offensive), nancy boy (offensive, slang), pansy (offensive!, slang), homosexual Collocations (dated, offensive), queer Collocations (offensive, slang), fag Collocations (US, offensive!!, slang), faggot Collocations (US, offensive!!, slang), poof (UK, dated, offensive!!, slang), poofter (UK, dated, offensive!!, slang)
Sense: Adjective: effeminate or gay - offensive, informal
Synonyms:
cissy (UK, offensive, informal), effeminate, homosexual Collocations (dated, offensive), gay Collocations, queer Collocations (sometimes offensive, slang)
Sense: Noun: weak and cowardly person - offensive, informal
Synonyms:
cissy (UK, offensive, informal), weakling, baby Collocations, scaredy-cat (informal), fraidycat (US, informal), coward Collocations, big baby
Sense: Adjective: weak and cowardly - offensive, informal
Synonyms:
cissy (UK, offensive, informal), weak Collocations, afraid Collocations, yellow Collocations (informal), cowardly, chicken Collocations (slang), pusillanimous, feeble Collocations, soft Collocations


Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

Translations: Spanish | French | Portuguese | Italian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!