milksop

milksop

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/

Noun

milksop (plural milksops)

1. A piece of bread sopped in milk.
2. (by extension, derogatory) A weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person.

Derived terms

• milksoppery
• milksoppish
• milksoppy

Translations

weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person

Czech: bačkora (cs) c Dutch: bangerik (nl), kluns (nl), Finnish: vätys (fi)

Italian: femminuccia (it), coniglio (it) m, mammoletta, pollo (it), merlo (it),smidollato (it), pappa molle, pappamolle, rammollito (it), fifone (it), codardo (it), cortigiano (it), mollusco (it), vigliacco (it), pusillanime (it), eunuco (it), debole (it) m, pisciasotto (it), cacasotto (it), pauroso (it), vile (it), checca (it), ricchione (it) Russian: хлю́пик (ru) m (xljúpik), мо́края ку́рица f (mókraja kúrica), тря́пка (ru) f (trjápka) Spanish: mariquita (es) m

See also

• winesop