Cissy
noun
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Cissy
American
[sis-ee]
/ ˈsɪs i /
noun
cissy
British
/ ˈsɪsɪ /
noun
Example Sentences
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Unlike other documentaries about the late pop icon, it was made with the participation of the Houston family, including her mother, singer Cissy Houston, two brothers and ex-husband, Bobby Brown.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024
Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in a statement.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024
Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy-awarded singer who handed down her pipes to her daughter, the late Whitney Houston, died Monday morning while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 91.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2024
In 2011, a judge approved and Cissy was interred alongside her husband at San Diego’s Mount Hope Cemetery - on Valentine’s Day.
From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2023
Miss Cissy gave us a broad, friendly grin and didn’t seem the least bit self-conscious about being out in her robe.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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