Some people describe a boy as a sissy when they disapprove of him because he does not like rough, physical activities or is afraid to do things which might be dangerous.
[informal, disapproval]
They were rough kids, and thought we were sissies.
'Last one in the sea is a sissy,' proclaimed Idris.
Synonyms: wimp [informal], softie [informal], weakling, baby More Synonyms of sissy
2. adjective
If someone describes an action or activity as sissy, they think it is appropriate for girls or women but not boys and men.
[informal]
Far from being sissy, it takes a real man to accept that he is not perfect.
...men who feel that writing is essentially a sissy occupation.
Synonyms: wimpish or wimpy [informal], soft [informal], weak, wet [British, informal] More Synonyms of sissy
sissy in British English
or cissy (ˈsɪsɪ) derogatory
nounWord forms: plural-sies
1.
an effeminate or cowardly boy or man
adjective
2.
effeminate or cowardly
Also (informal or dialect): sissified, cissified
sissy in American English
(ˈsɪsi)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈsissies
1. Informal
a.
an effeminate boy or man
b.
a timid person or coward
2. Slang
a homosexual
term of mild contempt
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsissier or ˈsissiest
3. Informal
of or like a sissy
Derived forms
sissyish (ˈsissyish)
adjective
Word origin
dim. of sis
Synonyms of 'sissy'
wimp, softie, weakling, baby
wimpish or wimpy, soft, weak, wet
More Synonyms of sissy
(noun)
Definition
a person considered cowardly or effeminate
(derogatory)
They were rough kids and thought we were sissies.
Synonyms
wimp (informal)
I'm a total wimp when watching horror films.
softie (informal)
weakling
a craven weakling with no backbone or moral fibre
baby
wet (British, informal)
coward (informal)
The man's just a lily-livered coward.
jessie (Scottish, slang)
mummy's boy
mollycoddle
namby-pamby
wuss (slang)
milksop
You are a coward and a milksop.
milquetoast (US)
sisspot (informal, rare)
(adjective)
Definition
effeminate or cowardly
Far from being sissy, it takes a real man to admit he's not perfect.
Synonyms
wimpish or wimpy (informal)
soft (informal)
weak
a clash between a weak minister and a domineering civil servant
wet (British, informal)
I despised him for being so wet and spineless.
cowardly
I was too cowardly to complain.
feeble
namby-pamby
I despise his wimpy, namby-pamby attitude.
wussy (slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of coward
Definition
a person who is easily frightened and avoids dangerous or difficult situations
The man's just a lily-livered coward.
Synonyms
weakling,
craven,
skulker,
faint-heart,
poltroon,
chicken (slang),
wimp (informal),
scaredy-cat (informal),
sneak,
funk (informal),
pussy (slang, US),
yellow-belly (slang),
recreant (archaic),
caitiff (archaic),
dastard (archaic)
in the sense of cowardly
I was too cowardly to complain.
Synonyms
faint-hearted,
scared,
spineless,
gutless (informal),
base,
soft,
yellow (informal),
weak,
chicken (slang),
shrinking,
fearful,
craven,
abject,
dastardly (old-fashioned),
boneless,
timorous (literary),
weak-kneed (informal),
pusillanimous,
chickenshit (US, slang),
recreant (archaic),
caitiff (archaic),
chicken-hearted,
lily-livered (old-fashioned),
white-livered,
sookie (New Zealand)
in the sense of milksop
Definition
a feeble or ineffectual man or youth
You are a coward and a milksop.
Synonyms
weakling,
coward,
wimp (informal),
jessie (Scottish, slang),
pussy (slang, US),
sissy,
namby-pamby,
wuss (slang),
chinless wonder (British, informal),
dastard (archaic)
Nearby words of
sissy
sinuous
sip
siren
sissy
sister
sit
sit about or around
Synonyms of 'sissy'
sissy
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of namby-pamby
Definition
excessively sentimental or prim
I despise his wimpy, namby-pamby attitude.
Synonyms
feeble,
weak,
wet (informal),
sentimental,
ineffectual,
prim,
weedy (informal),
colourless,
anaemic,
insipid,
simpering,
spineless,
effete,
boneless,
prissy (informal),
wishy-washy (informal),
vapid,
mawkish,
wussy (slang),
niminy-piminy,
wimpish or wimpy (informal)
in the sense of weak
Definition
lacking in moral strength
a clash between a weak minister and a domineering civil servant
Synonyms
ineffectual,
pathetic,
cowardly,
powerless,
soft,
impotent,
indecisive,
infirm,
spineless,
boneless,
timorous (literary),
weak-kneed (informal),
namby-pamby,
irresolute
in the sense of weakling
Definition
a person who is lacking in physical or mental strength