missy
English
/ˈmɪs.i/
noun
Definitions
- A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
Etymology
Suf from English miss.
Origin
English
miss
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airmiss English
- amiss English
- miss English
- missable English
- misser English
- missest English
- misseth English
- misshood English
- missie English
- missish English
- missout English
- missyish English
- schoolmiss English
- missi Finnish
- miss Dutch, Flemish
- miss Spanish, Castilian
- *missijaną Proto-Germanic
- ミスる Japanese
- missen Middle English
- miss Catalan, Valencian
- 婂媤 Chinese
- mmisja Maltese
- Mihi Maori