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Cissy meaning

Alternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).

Synonyms of Cissy

effeminate emasculate epicene sissified sissyish sissy unmanly unmanful unmanlike

Related words

Other words often associated with Cissy or its synonyms:

manly sterilise fearful castrate androgynous sterilize coward cowardly weaken pansy bisexual milquetoast

Using Cissy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).
  • Useful related words include: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, sissified.
  • In the example corpus, cissy often appears in combinations such as: mother cissy, cissy houston.

Context around Cissy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mother 2× singer 1× disinter 1× death 1×

Often after:

houston 2× amicably 1× chandler 1×

Sentence patterns with Cissy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and death cissy chandler died 1× cissy amicably divorced 1× gospel singer cissy houston and 1× her mother cissy houston her 1× in the cissy by showing 1× mother and cissy 1× nails mother cissy a natural 1× to disinter cissy s remains 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aiding him in 1× although it s 1× but speaking out 1× cissy amicably divorced 1× for the next 1× in 2010 chandler 1×

Common sentence endings:

a long illness 1× a natural southpaw 1× and michael houston 1× in mount hope 1× in the business 1× mother and cissy 1×

Words around Cissy

Just before it in the word index:

cissp 2 cissna 4 cissie 8 cissey 2 ciss 3 cisr 3

Just after it in the word index:

cist 7 ciste 2 cistercian 56 cistercians 20 cistern 31 cisterna 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Cissy

  • In this selection, "cissy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mother, singer, disinter, houston, amicably and chandler stand out and add context to how "cissy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and death cissy chandler died and cissy amicably divorced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cissy" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cissy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For the next four years Chandler supported both his mother and Cissy. (12 words)

Later life and death Cissy Chandler died in 1954, after a long illness. (13 words)

The daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and cousin of Dionne Warwick, she grew up in the business. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Aiding him in the task is a cadre of her closest family members, friends and trusted allies, including her mother, Cissy Houston, her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, as well as her brothers and former employees Gary Garland and Michael Houston. (40 words)

Although it's a show that has never been afraid to address scandalous topics, took a bold stance in “The Cissy” by showing Cartman trying to frame himself as a victim of discrimination. (33 words)

In 2010, Chandler historian Loren Latker, with the assistance of attorney Aissa Wayne (daughter of John Wayne ), brought a petition to disinter Cissy's remains and reinter them with Chandler in Mount Hope. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

Although it's a show that has never been afraid to address scandalous topics, took a bold stance in “The Cissy” by showing Cartman trying to frame himself as a victim of discrimination.

But, speaking out once more about his past, the former professional boxer, 59, said his family's fearsome fighting prowess stemmed from his tough-as-nails mother, Cissy, a 'natural southpaw'.

The daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and cousin of Dionne Warwick, she grew up in the business.

Aiding him in the task is a cadre of her closest family members, friends and trusted allies, including her mother, Cissy Houston, her ex-husband, Bobby Brown, as well as her brothers and former employees Gary Garland and Michael Houston.

Cissy amicably divorced her husband, Julian, in 1920, but Chandler's mother disapproved of the relationship and refused to sanction the marriage.

For the next four years Chandler supported both his mother and Cissy.

In 2010, Chandler historian Loren Latker, with the assistance of attorney Aissa Wayne (daughter of John Wayne ), brought a petition to disinter Cissy's remains and reinter them with Chandler in Mount Hope.

Later life and death Cissy Chandler died in 1954, after a long illness.

Common combinations with cissy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cissy" in a sentence?
An example: "Although it's a show that has never been afraid to address scandalous topics, took a bold stance in “The Cissy” by showing Cartman trying to frame himself as a victim of discrimination." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "cissy" from authentic English texts.
What does "cissy" mean?
Cissy means: Alternative spelling of sissy (“wimp”).
What are synonyms of "cissy"?
Common synonyms of "cissy" include: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, sissified, sissyish, sissy, unmanly, unmanful. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "cissy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "cissy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.