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Sissy

🔄 Synonyms of "Sissy"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
epicenenoun	(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
pansynoun	A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
effeminatenoun	(often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
pantywaistnoun	(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
milquetoastnoun	(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
emasculateverb	(transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
milksopnoun	(by extension, derogatory) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
unmanly	(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
sissified	Made like a sissy; effete.
sissyish	Like a sissy.
unmanlike	Not manlike.
unmanful	Not manful.
cissynoun	(slang, rare, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) A cisgender or cissexual person.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sissy"

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Word	Definition
effeminatenoun	An effeminate person.
sissified	Made like a sissy; effete.
sissyish	Like a sissy.
cissynoun	(slang, rare, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) A cisgender or cissexual person.
unmanly	(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
pantywaistnoun	(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
milquetoastnoun	(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
emasculateverb	(transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
epicenenoun	(biology and figuratively) An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
unmanful	Not manful.
unmanlike	Not manlike.
milksopnoun	(by extension, derogatory) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
pansynoun	A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
girlnoun	A female child.
daughternoun	One’s female offspring.
sister-in-lawnoun	The sister of one's spouse.
arseholenoun	(Commonwealth, mildly vulgar, offensive or derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.)
twatnoun	(offensive, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A contemptible and stupid person, idiot.
fairynoun	(mythology) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
pee-peenoun	Urine.