missy

/ˈmɪsi/

/ˈmɪsi/

Other forms: missies

Definitions of missy

1. noun

   a young woman
   synonyms: fille, girl, miss, young lady, young woman

   types:

   babe, baby, sister

   (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

   belle

   a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

   bimbo

   a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men

   chachka, tchotchke, tchotchkeleh, tsatske, tshatshke

   (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman

   chit

   a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

   colleen

   an Irish girl

   bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt

   informal terms for a (young) woman

   flapper

   a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

   gal

   alliterative term for girl (or woman)

   gamine

   a girl of impish appeal

   Gibson girl

   the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson

   jeune fille, lass, lassie, young girl

   a girl or young woman who is unmarried

   maid, maiden

   an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

   May queen, queen of the May

   the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival

   mill-girl

   a girl who works in a mill

   party girl

   an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men

   peri

   a beautiful and graceful girl

   ring girl

   a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights

   rosebud

   (a literary reference to) a pretty young girl

   sex bomb, sex kitten, sexpot

   a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal

   shop girl

   a young female shop assistant

   soubrette

   a pert or flirtatious young girl

   sweater girl

   a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters

   hoyden, romp, tomboy

   a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

   valley girl

   a fashionable girl who grew up in the San Fernando Valley

   working girl

   a young woman who is employed

   bobby-socker, bobbysoxer

   an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)

   damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle

   a young unmarried woman

   Lolita

   a sexually precocious young girl

   type of:

   adult female, woman

   an adult female person (as opposed to a man)