Sissy - English meaning

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

noun

A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

Usage examples:

Rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens

adjective

Cowardly.

Usage examples:

I was too chicken to go to court

verb

Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve.

Usage examples:

The referee chickened out of giving a penalty

noun

A person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.

Usage examples:

They had run away—the cowards!

adjective

Excessively afraid of danger or pain.

Usage examples:

Aidan had lost count how many times he'd cried himself to sleep in order to escape the pain that he…

adjective

Lacking courage.

Usage examples:

He was a weak, cowardly man

adverb

In a way which shows a lack of courage.

adjective

(of a person) not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

Usage examples:

He was too cowardly to give the order., when they criticize us anonymously they come across as cowa…

noun

A person, especially a child, who sheds tears frequently or readily.

Usage examples:

She just didn't want to put up with the little brat even if it meant making herself out to be a cow…

noun

Infmldisapproving someone who cries or complains a lot without good reason

noun

A small cake baked in a cup-shaped foil or paper container and typically iced.

Usage examples:

The bakery has come up with the cutest cupcakes with rainbow icing

noun

A small, round cake, usually for one person

adjective

(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

Usage examples:

He lisps and his handshake is effeminate

adjective

An effeminate man behaves or looks similar to a woman

Usage examples:

He's got a very effeminate manner/voice.

adjective

Affected, over-refined, and ineffectual.

Usage examples:

Effete trendies from art college

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Usage examples:

By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

Usage examples:

A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

noun

An effeminate, weak, or oversensitive man.

Usage examples:

There is no number two, an’ what you gonna do about that, ya bunch of jessies?

adjective

Used to describe a man who does not behave in the strong and determined way traditionally expected in men

noun

A person who is indecisive and lacks courage.

Usage examples:

You could have respect for a man who fought for you, but none for this milksop, who backed away

noun

A timid or feeble person.

Usage examples:

Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast

adjective

Feeble, insipid, or bland.

Usage examples:

A soppy, milquetoast composer

noun

A shy, nervous person with a weak character, usually a man

Usage examples:

He changes from a dorky milquetoast to a sexy macho hero., during boxing's bare-knuckle era, gloves…

adjective

Weak, silly, or emotional

Usage examples:

She thinks we're a bunch of namby-pamby liberals.

noun

A feeble or cowardly person.

Usage examples:

He has devised the word ‘guardianistas’, for the pantywaists (nervous nellies) who read this paper …

adjective

A feeble or effeminate man.

noun

A person, especially a man, who is thought of as weak or cowardly (= not brave)

Usage examples:

Stop spoiling him or you'll turn him into a pantywaist., the mission was directed by some pantywais…

noun

An utter coward.

Usage examples:

Come on, you poltroons!

noun

A pretentious, affected, or effete man.

Usage examples:

You know you love prancing around like a ponce with new clothes.

verb

Seek to obtain (something) without paying for it or doing anything in return.

Usage examples:

I ponced a ciggie off her

noun

A man who controls prostitutes and takes a large part of the money that they earn for himself

Usage examples:

Don't be such a ponce! pick the spider up - it won't hurt you!

noun

A cat.

Usage examples:

Ginger-topped stan, who bears an uncanny resemblance to his marmalade pussy, had found the answer t…

noun

A cat

adjective

Effeminate, weak, or cowardly.

Usage examples:

A soft sissified manner and voice

noun

A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry.

Usage examples:

He watched the tiny snowflakes drift onto his black jean pants.

noun

A single piece of snow that falls from the sky

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

noun

A soft-hearted, weak, or sentimental person.

Usage examples:

She is too much of a softie to fire anyone

noun

A kind, gentle person who is not forceful, looks for the pleasant things in life, and can be easily persuaded to do what you want them to

noun

A female crab.

noun

A person lacking spirit or self-confidence.

Usage examples:

He was impatient with bores, sooks and nags; he was full of ideas and energies, and hopeless at sma…

adjective

Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.

Usage examples:

It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation.

adjective

Making a swishing sound or movement.

Usage examples:

A swishy beaded fringe

adjective

Something, especially a piece of clothing, that is swishy, moves through the air making a soft sound

Usage examples:

A long swishy skirt

adjective

Not manly.

Usage examples:

Unmanly behaviour

adjective

Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

Usage examples:

She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

adjective

Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

Usage examples:

After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

adjective

Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

Usage examples:

Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…

noun

A person or animal that is physically weak and frail.

Usage examples:

We spend money and effort in rearing every weakling

noun

A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.

Usage examples:

Keep the seedlings clear of weeds

verb

Remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground).

Usage examples:

I was weeding a flower bed

verb

Urinate.

adjective

Containing or covered with many weeds.

Usage examples:

A weedy path led to the gate

adjective

Containing a lot of weeds

Usage examples:

A weedy pavement, a weedy child, the story had a rather weedy plot.

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

adjective

Not strong, brave, or confident

Usage examples:

I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing., i was too wimpy to be a boxer so i decided to be a musician.

adjective

Not strong, brave, or confident

Usage examples:

I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing., i was too wimpy to be a boxer so i decided to be a musician.

adjective

Suitable for or characteristic of a woman.

Usage examples:

She liked womanish things, like dresses and dances

adjective

Of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks.

Usage examples:

Curly yellow hair

noun

Yellow colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

The craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow

verb

Become yellow, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The cream paint was beginning to yellow

idiom

Easily frightened

adjective

Not brave and easily frightened

Usage examples:

They called him "a yellow-bellied wimp" and "a coward"., yellow-bellied marmots fatten themselves a…