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milksop
milk·sop M0296900 (mĭlk′sŏp′)n. A man lacking courage and other qualities deemed manly.
milk′sop′py adj.milksop (ˈmɪlkˌsɒp) n1. a feeble or ineffectual man or youth2. (Cookery) Brit a dish of bread soaked in warm milk, given esp to infants and invalids ˈmilkˌsoppy, ˈmilkˌsopping adj ˈmilkˌsopism nmilk•sop (ˈmɪlkˌsɒp)
n. a weak or ineffectual person. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  milksop - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertiveMilquetoast, pantywaist, sissy, pansycoward - a person who shows fear or timidity |
milksopnounA person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way:baby, milquetoast, mollycoddle, weakling.Idiom: mama's boy.Translationsmilksop
milksop1. adjective Extremely weak, timid, or ineffectual. We're going to be the laughingstock of the world after such a milksop response from our government. We can't afford some milksop plan that just keeps the status quo—we need something drastic and daring that might really improve our sales. In the play, the hero returns to drive the milksop suitor from his home and reclaim his rightful place by his wife's side.2. noun An extremely weak, timid, or ineffectual man. We need a president who's going to lead the nation with strength and resolve, not some milquestoast who'll just kowtow to every foreign leader who raises his voice. I swear, I don't know why I ever married a milksop like you. You can't even defend your own wife when she's been insulted!milksop
Related to milksop: MilktoastSynonyms for milksopnoun a person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled waySynonyms- baby
- milquetoast
- mollycoddle
- weakling
Synonyms for milksopnoun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertiveSynonyms- Milquetoast
- pantywaist
- sissy
- pansy
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