milk toast
Weak, bland type
Milk toast is toast served in warm milk, sometimes sweetened—a bland, soft dish traditionally given to invalids or children.
The dish inspired the adjective milquetoast, describing someone timid or weak-willed, though milk toast itself remains primarily culinary.
She made milk toast for her grandmother recovering from surgery.
- breakfastDay's first eating
- softYielding to touch
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- blandLacking distinctive qualities
- unassertiveNot forceful or bold
timid · comfort food · meek · shrinking violet · sop · simple · bread · honey butter · dish · shy · passive · docile · eating · reserved · submissive · cowardly · pap · porridge
- Toastsoldiers, eggy bread, fairy bread
- Depression foodbread pudding, cornbread, grits, meatloaf, oatmeal
- Convalescent Foodsbroth, chicken soup, beef broth, bone broth, gruel
- creamy foodscustard, pudding, mousse, yogurt, ice cream
- Mid-Atlantic foodcheesesteak, Philly cheesesteak, hoagie, soft pretzels, water ice
- milk dessertstres leches cake, flan, custard, rice pudding, panna cotta
milk toastbold
Courageous and daring
assertive · aggressive · forceful · dominant · brash
milk toasttough
Durable and strong
strong-willed · iron-willed · steely · fearless · courageous
milk toastfiery
Intensely hot or passionate
spicy · colorful · dynamic · electrifying · larger-than-life
milk, toast, milks, milked, milking, milky, milkier, milkiest, milkiness