milksop

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/

Noun

milksop (plural milksops)

1. A piece of bread sopped in milk.
2. Bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar, & covered in hot milk.
3. (by extension, pejorative) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.

Synonyms

• (weak person) milquetoast, sissy, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop

Translations

• Italian: femminuccia, coniglio, mammoletta, pollo, merlo, smidollato, pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito, fifone, codardo, cortigiano, mollusco, vigliacco, pusillanime, eunuco, debole, pisciasotto, cacasotto, pauroso, vile, checca, ricchione
• Russian: хлю́пик
• Spanish: mariquita

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