missy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɪsi/ UK /ˈmɪsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a young girl or woman, often used in mild reproach Now, missy, you'd better explain where you've been all afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a young girl or woman,... girllassmissmaiden Word family Related forms missmistress Etymology AI details A diminutive of miss + -y, miss being a shortened form of mistress, from Old French maistresse, feminine of maistre ('master'), from Latin magister. maistresse Old French magister Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # missy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪsi/ ## Meanings 1. a young girl or woman, often used in mild reproach ## Examples - Now, missy, you'd better explain where you've been all afternoon. ## Synonyms - girl - lass - miss - maiden ## Related Forms - miss - mistress ## Roots and Affixes - Root: maistresse - Root: magister ## Etymology A diminutive of miss + -y, miss being a shortened form of mistress, from Old French maistresse, feminine of maistre ('master'), from Latin magister. ## AI Etymology Missy is a diminutive of miss + -y, miss being a shortened form of mistress, from Old French maistresse, feminine of maistre ('master'), from Latin magister. The etymological trail includes Old French maistresse, Latin magister. The same word family includes miss, mistress. Its current noun use means "a young girl or woman, often used in mild reproach". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown