Effeminate vs. Sissy

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Effeminateadjective

Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.

Effeminateadjective

(obsolete) Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

Effeminateverb

To make womanly; to unman.

Effeminateverb

(intransitive) To become womanly.

Effeminatenoun

An effeminate person.

Effeminateadjective

Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.

Effeminateadjective

Womanlike; womanly; tender; - in a good sense.

Effeminateverb

To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.

Effeminateverb

To grow womanish or weak.

Effeminateadjective

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Effeminateadjective

characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence;

Effeminateadjective

(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly

Sissynoun

An effeminate boy or man.

Sissynoun

A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

Sissynoun

(BDSM) A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.

Sissynoun

(colloquial) Sister.

Sissynoun

Urination; urine.

Sissyadjective

(pejorative) Effeminate.

Sissyadjective

(pejorative) Cowardly.

Sissyverb

To urinate.

Sissynoun

a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

Sissyadjective

having unsuitable feminine qualities

Sissy

(derived from sister), also sissy baby, sissy boy, sissy man, sissy pants, etc., is a pejorative term for a boy or man who is not traditionally masculine, and shows possible signs of fragility. Generally, sissy implies a lack of courage, strength, athleticism, coordination, testosterone, male libido, and stoic calm, all of which have traditionally been associated with masculinity and considered important to the male role in Western society.

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