Sissy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪsi/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pantywaist emasculate pansy sissified sissyish milksop cissy Milquetoast epicene effeminate

Parts of Speech

noun	a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
adjective	having unsuitable feminine qualities

Word Forms

effeminateness	noun	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
sissiness	noun	the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weichei

ein schüchterner Mann oder Junge, der als kindisch oder nicht durchsetzungsfähig gilt

🇫🇷French

poule mouillée

un homme ou un garçon timide considéré comme enfantin ou peu affirmé

🇪🇸Spanish

marica

un hombre o niño tímido considerado infantil o inseguro

🇮🇹Italian

femminuccia

un uomo o un ragazzo timido considerato infantile o poco assertivo

🇳🇱Dutch

mietje

een timide man of jongen die als kinderachtig of weinig assertief wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

maricas

um homem ou menino tímido considerado infantil ou pouco assertivo

🇷🇺Russian

неженка

робкий мужчина или мальчик, которого считают ребячливым или неуверенным в себе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहिन

एक डरपोक आदमी या लड़का जिसे बचकाना या निश्छल माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বোন

একটি ভীতু মানুষ বা ছেলে শিশুসুলভ বা অপ্রত্যাশিত বলে মনে করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரி

ஒரு பயமுறுத்தும் மனிதன் அல்லது சிறுவன் குழந்தைத்தனமாக அல்லது உறுதியற்றவனாகக் கருதப்படுகிறான்

🇮🇳Telugu

సీసీ

పిరికి మనిషి లేదా అబ్బాయి చిన్నతనంగా లేదా నిశ్చయంగా భావించబడతాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

बहीण

एक भित्रा माणूस किंवा मुलगा बालिश किंवा बिनधास्त मानला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિસી

ડરપોક માણસ અથવા છોકરો બાલિશ અથવા નિરાધાર માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಸ್ಸಿ

ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕವಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹುಡುಗನನ್ನು ಬಾಲಿಶ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮರ್ಥನೆಯಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചേച്ചി

ഭീരുവായ ഒരു മനുഷ്യനോ ആൺകുട്ടിയോ ബാലിശമോ ഉറപ്പില്ലാത്തവരോ ആയി കണക്കാക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੈਣ

ਇੱਕ ਡਰਪੋਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਲੜਕਾ ਬਚਕਾਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਬੁਨਿਆਦ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہن

ایک ڈرپوک آدمی یا لڑکا بچکانہ یا غیرجانبدار سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

娘娘腔

被认为幼稚或不自信的胆怯的男人或男孩

🇯🇵Japanese

女々しい

子供っぽいか自己主張がないと思われる臆病な男性または少年

🇰🇷Korean

여자 같은

유치하거나 자기 주장이 없다고 여겨지는 소심한 남자 또는 소년

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yếu đuối

một người đàn ông hay cậu bé nhút nhát được coi là trẻ con hoặc không quyết đoán

🇹🇭Thai

น้องสาว

ชายหรือเด็กชายขี้อายที่ถือว่าเป็นเด็กหรือไม่กล้าแสดงออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

banci

pria atau anak laki-laki pemalu yang dianggap kekanak-kanakan atau tidak tegas

🇵🇭Filipino

ate

isang mahiyain na lalaki o batang lalaki na itinuturing na bata o hindi mapanindigan

🇲🇾Malay

banci

seorang lelaki atau budak yang pemalu yang dianggap kebudak-budakan atau tidak tegas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيسي

رجل أو فتى خجول يعتبر طفوليًا أو غير حازم

🇮🇷Persian

دختر

مرد یا پسری ترسو که کودکانه یا بی ادعا به حساب می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

hanım evladı

çocukça veya iddiasız kabul edilen çekingen bir adam veya oğlan çocuğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

גֶבֶר נָשִׁי

גבר או ילד ביישנים הנחשבים לילדותיים או לא אסרטיביים

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