milksop
Plural: milksops
Noun
- A person who is indecisive and lacks courage; a weakling.
- a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- A piece of bread sopped in milk.
- A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
- An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
Examples
- He called his opponent a milksop for not challenging his obviously made-up word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English milksop, mylk sop, mylke soppe, equivalent to milk + sop.
Synonyms
Milquetoast, pansy, pantywaist, sissy, big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass, milksop, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby, nestle-cock, poon, pushover, pussy, softy, tenderling, weakling, weenie, wimp, wuss, wussy
Scrabble Score: 15
milksop: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmilksop: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
milksop: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary