Missy


[mis-ee] /ˈmɪs i/

noun, plural missies. Informal.
1.
young ; girl.
/ˈmɪsɪ/
noun (pl) missies
1.
(informal) an affectionate or sometimes disparaging form of address to a young girl
n.

“young girl,” 1670s, playful form of miss (n.2), chiefly among servants at first.

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