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Missy   /mˈɪsi/   Listen
Missy

noun
1.
A young woman.  Synonyms: fille, girl, miss, young lady, young woman.






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"Missy" Quotes from Famous Books



... wicked," he said. "You killee missy's dog, I killee you!" and he flung Skipper with all his might ...
— The Hunter Cats of Connorloa • Helen Jackson

... wuz. Sees me, he do, a roarin', ragged, bacca-chawin' ol' swab, an' I ses to him, 'Giv 's a job,' an' he up an' makes me a bloomin' orf'cer! Me, as never knowed nuthin' 'cept drawin' me grog rations twice. Missy, there's a man for ye. If ever yer wantin' a real sailorman to steer yuh clear o' shoals, Cap'n Barry's th' blue-eyed boy—Oh, blast my eyes!" Bill burst out, "I forgot he's in the bilboes, Miss. Now ain't that a ...
— Gold Out of Celebes • Aylward Edward Dingle

... "Come now, missy," he said in cheering tones, "come out, and you'll be warm and snug in a minute. Dear, dear! I expect you're nearly froze up, poor little miss, and it is ...
— A World of Girls - The Story of a School • L. T. Meade

... his head. "Massa Edward," he confessed, "I ain't been yere. I jus' druv Missy Ruth over to Brierwood with Uncle Noah ...
— Uncle Noah's Christmas Inspiration • Leona Dalrymple

... sentence her to stocking-mending for life. The creature who appears before men in black pantalettes, and other imitations of his dress, should be rigorously held clear of decent houses, until she had learned how to dress herself modestly and becomingly. The Missy who talked about eating her way to the bar, I would doom to the perpetual duty of cooking chops ...
— The Cockaynes in Paris - 'Gone abroad' • Blanchard Jerrold


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