Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a familiar term of address for a young woman or girl.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or resembling a miss or young lady; characteristic of young misses; sentimental.
- noun A diminutive of miss: common in England and in the southern United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of
miss ; a young girl; a miss. - noun (Min.) See
misy .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A young
female ;miss . - adjective Of, or pertaining to, female
clothing or clothingsizes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a young woman
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Examples
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Joe Scarborough seems to have an inside line that says missy is taking over Greta Whoever's spot.
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When I call missy, she completely ignores me unless she is hungry.
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Being called missy was another thing Eleanor hated.
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Being called missy was another thing Eleanor hated.
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She is a Tb 15.2 called missy Shes 7 evented intro / prev nov done pony club champs BD.
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So there was no help for it, but it was a great trial to him, for the other boys plagued him unmercifully, and called him "missy," and
The Pot of Gold And Other Stories Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman 1891
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Light Smiley felt it her duty to see "missy" safe across the street.
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She herself was worried and vexed, very afraid too of the scolding which certainly awaited her at home, but she was not tired nor dispirited, though very sorry for Peggy, and quite aware that it was she and not "missy" who was to blame for this unlucky expedition.
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"Missy, the mem-sahib asking for you now; please to come quickly," and with a swift glance at her "missy" obeyed; the _purdah_ fell heavily behind her slim, white figure and Shafto was alone.
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Talbots and other "missy" retailers - clothing sellers that target women around their 40s
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