milquetoast

Meaning

Adj

Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.

Noun

A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.

Synonyms

chicken

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childlike

coward

craven

milksop

pantywaist

sheepish

submissive

timid

weakling

despirited

Translations

الجبان

Angsthase

Feigling

sanftmütig

Schisser

unterwürfig

Hasenfuß

Memme

Duckmäuser

holdseliglich

Hosenscheißer

Bangbüx

lâche

poule mouillée

trouillard

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪlktəʊst/

Etymology

Named after Caspar Milquetoast, a character from the comic strip The Timid Soul, created by American cartoonist Harold Tucker Webster (1885–1952) and first published in 1924; the character was named after the American dish milk toast (“a food consisting of toasted bread in warm milk”).