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sissy

noun

1 sissy

A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.

synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist.

Roget 374: woman, she, her, female, petticoat.    feminality, muliebrity; womanhood etc. (adolescence) 131.    womankind; the sex, the fair; ... show more

Dutch: lafbek, onzekere wankelmoedige man, janhen, papkind, papkindje

adjective

1 sissy

Having unsuitable feminine qualities.

synonyms: cissy, effeminate, emasculate, epicene, sissified, sissyish.

Polish: zniewieściały, babski, zbabiały, niemęski


Moby thesaurus: Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, Percy, afraid, aunt, auntie, baby, big baby, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, chicken, chicken liver, chickenhearted, country cousin, cousin ... show more.

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