Noun: milksop 'milk,sóp
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
"Don't be such a milksop, it's just a tiny spider";
- sissy [informal], pantywaist [N. Amer, informal], pansy [informal], Milquetoast [N. Amer, informal], cissy [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: milksops
Type of: chicken [informal], coward
Encyclopedia: Milksop