missie

Little female child

Missie is an informal or affectionate term for a young girl or woman, often used by older speakers addressing someone younger.

It carries a slightly old-fashioned, folksy tone and can range from endearing to mildly condescending depending on context: Come here, missie, and let me get a look at you.

The word is a diminutive variant of miss.

diminutive

missy

Informal term for girl

girlYoung female person
maidenUnmarried young woman
damselOld-fashioned maiden

junior · petite · small · youth · schoolgirl · teenager · adolescent · tween · girlhood · innocence

affectionate

young lady

Youthful female person

sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
darlingBeloved person or pet
dearTreasured or costly

girlie · lass · lassie · pet · poppet · sweetie · honey · child · daughter · niece

colonial

memsahib

Colonial-era Indian honorific

madamFormal address for women
mistressIllicit female lover
colonialOf occupied territories

Raj · India · South Africa · servant · household · British · Dutch · domestic · master · sahib

Opposites

formality of address

missiemadam

Formal address for women

ma'am · Mrs. · Your Honor · Dame · Ms.

age/status implied

missiemadam

Formal address for women

matron · elder · grandmother · dowager · ma'am

tone/attitude

missiema'am

Polite term for women

madam · Your Highness · milady · respected elder

Phrases

I miss youExpression of absence-caused sadness
hit or missLacking consistent reliability
miss outFail to experience
miss youExpress felt absence
near missesNarrowly avoided incidents
miss the pointFail to understand essence

Family

miss, misses, mission, missions, missionary, missionaries, missive, missives, missile

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G