adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   Alternative form of misy. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
3. 3
   a young female wordnet
4. 4
   A female nurse. Malaysia, Singapore

Adjective

1. 1
   Girlish; effeminate; sentimental. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

Synonyms

All synonyms

babebabybirdbroadbroadchick

Example

More examples

"That's enough out of you, missy!"

Etymology

From miss + -y.

Related phrases

given name

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.