English Explanatory Dictionary

milksop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of bread sopped in milk.
  2. A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
  3. An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-milksop.wav

Word forms

milksop milksops

Etymology

From Middle English milksop, mylk sop, mylke soppe, equivalent to milk + sop.

Synonyms

big girl's blouse candy-arse candy-ass crybaby milksop milquetoast namby namby-pamby nestle-cock pansy pantywaist poon punk pushover pussy sissy softy tenderling weakling weenie wimp wuss wussy

Antonyms

daredevil dogmatist firebrand hypermasculine man shrew spitfire troublemaker

Related words

winesop mama's boy mollycoddle coward pamper effeminate man

Derived words

milksopism milksoppery milksoppish milksoppy
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