missie

== English == === Etymology === From miss + -ie. === Noun === missie (plural missies) (informal) A young woman; miss. An' that's why they took me, missie, that's why they took me.' Perspectives: A Course in Narrative Comprehension and Composition By Cecil Gray === Anagrams === Issime == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch missie, from French mission, Old French mission, from Latin missiō. Cognate to Indonesian misi. === Pronunciation === === Noun === missie (plural missies) mission == Dutch == === Etymology === From French mission (“a sending, a mission”), Old French mission (“expense”), from Latin missiō (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”), from mittō (“to send”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.si/ Hyphenation: mis‧sie === Noun === missie f (plural missies or missiën, diminutive missietje n) mission, task (Roman Catholicism) mission (proselytisation) Synonym: zending ==== Derived terms ==== beschavingsmissie ==== Related terms ==== missionaris remissie transmissie ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: missie → Indonesian: misi→ Malay: misi