milksop

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

sissy

pantywaist

greenhorn

coward

pansy

weakling

mollycoddle

Milquetoast

ninny

sop

wimp

wuss

molly-coddle

whimperer

spiritless person

snot nose

mamma’s boy

candy-ass

downy beard

crybaby

dolt

mama’s boy

milquetoast

molly

sap

sniveler

softy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: milksop

In summary

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