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milksop

[ milk-sop ]

/ ˈmɪlkˌsɒp /

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noun

a weak or ineffectual person.

Origin of milksop

1350–1400; Middle English. See milk, sop

SYNONYMS FOR milksop

milquetoast, softy, namby-pamby, wimp.

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OTHER WORDS FROM milksop

milk·sop·ism, noun milk·sop·py, milk·sop·ping, adjective

Words nearby milksop

milking stool, milkmaid, milkman, milko, milkshed, milksop, milktoast, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly

Example sentences from the Web for milksop

The judgment of his time on him had to be that he was bad, and this in the highest degree: not a milksop, but an arch-scoundrel.

The Ego and His Own |Max Stirner
A milksop; and that I must come and rough it among other boys.

Burr Junior |G. Manville Fenn
Now my milksop—best fellow in the world, I give you my word, except that little fellow at home there—well, sir!

The Merryweathers |Laura E. Richards
And I'll pound that milksop of yours to a jelly every time I see him.

The Voice of the Pack |Edison Marshall

If you were not such a milksop, there would be no fear of his being recognized.

The King of Diamonds |Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for milksop

milksop

/ (ˈmɪlkˌsɒp) /

noun

a feeble or ineffectual man or youth

British a dish of bread soaked in warm milk, given esp to infants and invalids

Derived forms of milksop

milksoppy or milksopping, adjective milksopism, noun