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MILKSOP
sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast
(noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
milksop (plural milksops)
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
Bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar, & covered in hot milk.
(by extension, pejorative) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.
Synonyms
• (weak person): milquetoast, sissy, wuss; see also milksop
Source: Wiktionary
Milk"sop`, n.
Definition: A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. Shak. To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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