Synonyms for missy

Most common

young lady · gal · lass

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

   That's enough out of you, missy!

Related words

Other spellings

missey misy

Forms

Plural

missies → girls, lasses, gals, misses…

Example sentences

• gal In Sumerian "LÚ.GAL" means the ruler or king.
• lass The lass is at the window, because the sun is very hot today.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gal¹

4 letters

girl¹, miss¹, maid¹, lass¹

5 letters

broad¹, chick¹, wench¹

6 letters

maiden², damsel², girlie²

7 letters

colleen²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maiden² = 2 syllables).