Sissy vs. Sister

By Jaxson

  • Sissy

    Sissy is a pejorative term, especially in the U.S., for an effeminate boy or man, with connotations of being homosexual or cowardly.

  • Sister

    A sister is the female sibling. Although the term typically refers to the consanguineal relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-consanguineal relationships.

Wikipedia
  • Sissy (noun)

    An effeminate boy or man.

  • Sissy (noun)

    A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

  • Sissy (noun)

    A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.

  • Sissy (noun)

    Sister.

  • Sissy (noun)

    Urination; urine.

  • Sissy (adjective)

    Effeminate.

  • Sissy (adjective)

    Cowardly.

  • Sissy (verb)

    To urinate.

  • Sister (noun)

    A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

    “My sister is always driving me crazy.”

  • Sister (noun)

    A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; a nun.

    “Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.”

  • Sister (noun)

    Any butterfly in the genus noshow=1, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.

  • Sister (noun)

    A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.

  • Sister (noun)

    Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.

    “Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.”

  • Sister (noun)

    A black woman.

  • Sister (noun)

    A form of address to a woman.

  • Sister (noun)

    A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.

  • Sister (noun)

    An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

    “sister publication, sister city, sister projects”

  • Sister (noun)

    A node in a data structure that shares its parent with another node.

  • Sister (noun)

    Something in the same class.

    “sister ships, sister facility”

  • Sister (verb)

    To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

    “I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.”

  • Sister (verb)

    To be sister to; to resemble closely.

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