missy

miss·y

M0345200 (mĭs′ē)n. pl. miss·ies Informal Used as a familiar term of address for a young woman or girl.

missy

(ˈmɪsɪ) n, pl missiesinformal an affectionate or sometimes disparaging form of address to a young girl

miss•y

(ˈmɪs i)

n., pl. miss•ies,
adj. n. 1. young girl; miss. adj. 2. of or pertaining to misses' clothing or sizes. [1670–80]

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missy - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"fille, girl, miss, young lady, young womanbabe, sister, baby - (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young womenbelle - a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball"bimbo - a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older menchachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke - (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional womanchit - a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a saucy chit"colleen - an Irish girldame, wench, doll, chick, bird, skirt - informal terms for a (young) womanflapper - a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dressgal - alliterative term for girl (or woman)gamine - a girl of impish appealGibson girl - the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibsonjeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl - a girl or young woman who is unmarriedmaiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)May queen, queen of the May - the girl chosen queen of a May Day festivalmill-girl - a girl who works in a millparty girl - an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain menperi - a beautiful and graceful girlring girl - a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fightsrosebud - (a literary reference to) a pretty young girlsex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot - a young woman who is thought to have sex appealshop girl - a young female shop assistantsoubrette - a pert or flirtatious young girlsweater girl - a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweatershoyden, tomboy, romp - a girl who behaves in a boyish mannervalley girl - a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valleyadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"working girl - a young woman who is employed

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