milksop.

A person contemptuously judged timid, weak, or lacking resolve.

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Words that belong together

• a timid milksop
• dismiss someone as a milksop

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The captain called him a milksop before learning who had held the bridge.

She rejected the insult milksop and asked what courage the task actually required.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular milksop; plural milksops. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.