US /ˈmɪsi/ UK /ˈmɪsi/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a young girl or woman, often used in mild reproach

    Now, missy, you'd better explain where you've been all afternoon.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a young girl or woman,... girllassmissmaiden
Word family
Related forms missmistress

Etymology

A diminutive of miss + -y, miss being a shortened form of mistress, from Old French maistresse, feminine of maistre ('master'), from Latin magister.

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