milksop[noun]Synonyms: weakling, baby, doormat, invertebrate, jellyfish, Milquetoast, mollycoddle, namby-pamby, pantywaist, sissy
Related Words: effeminate,
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milk‧sop /ˈmɪlksɒp $ -sɑːp/
noun [countable] old-fashioned[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: milksop 'bread softened in milk' (14-15 centuries)]
a boy or man who is too gentle and weak, and who is afraid to do anything difficult or dangerous
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