n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə -s ē , -z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hussies
Etymology: alteration of Middle English huswif housewife, from hus house + wif wife, woman
Date: 1505
1 : a lewd or brazen woman
2 : a saucy or mischievous girl
n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə -s ē , -z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hussies
Etymology: alteration of Middle English huswif housewife, from hus house + wif wife, woman
Date: 1505
1 : a lewd or brazen woman
2 : a saucy or mischievous girl
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012