英语词汇sissy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sissy
词源	sissy n. 1768, "sister," a colloquial extended form of sis (q.v.). The meaning "effeminate man" is recorded by 1873; the adjective in this sense is from 1891 (sissyish is attested from 1880); hence sissy bar, recorded from 1969. Also in 19c. sometimes a women's or girl's name, short for Cecilia, Priscilla, etc.). Related: Sissiness. Entries linking to sissy sis n. as a colloquial abbreviated form of sister, 1659s; in American English, applied generally to girls and young women (1859). As Sis, Siss, it had been also the familiar short form of Cecilie, Cicely, a common name for girls in the Middle English period made familiar as the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror. Also compare sissy. cissy n. by 1915, chiefly British English variant of sissy (q.v.). sissify v. "make (a male) effeminate or more effeminate," 1897 (implied in sissified), American English, from sissy + -fy. Related: Sissifying; sissification (1915). updated on November 20, 2022
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sissy n.