Milksop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Milksop is a noun meaning A piece of bread sopped in milk.
Meaning
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
More Meanings
- A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
- (by extension, derogatory) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
Example Sentences
“That milksop of a creature pretend to be worthy of such a woman as Mrs. Pendennis,” broke out the Doctor: “where will impudence stop next!”
And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
Word Forms
- milksops
Synonyms for milksop
Depending on context, synonyms include candy-arse, candy-ass, crybaby, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby.
Antonyms for milksop
Common opposites include daredevil, dogmatist, firebrand, shrew, troublemaker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pansy, sissy, pantywaist, milquetoast, winesop, milk.
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