milksops
Timid, fearful people
Milksops are weak, timid, or ineffectual people—those lacking courage or backbone.
The word evokes someone so delicate they might as well be fed on milk-soaked bread.
It's old-fashioned and slightly literary, more likely found in Victorian novels than modern speech: The colonel had no patience for milksops who couldn't handle a hard day's march.
Person lacking bravery
- weaklingFeeble person
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- pushoverEasily defeated opponent
namby-pamby · wimp · sissy · softie · jellyfish · doormat · faint-hearted · meek
Ruined or overindulged
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- overprotectedGuarded to excess
- babiedTreated with excessive care
indulged · soft · delicate · precious · cosseted · mollycoddled · mama's boy · pampered
coward
Person lacking bravery
pushover · namby-pamby · wimp · sissy · softie · jellyfish · doormat · faint-hearted · meek · submissive
spoiled
Ruined or overindulged
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- overprotectedGuarded to excess
babied · indulged · soft · delicate · precious · cosseted · mollycoddled · mama's boy · pampered · doted
bread
Leavened flour product
gruel · wet-nurse · feeding · medieval · archaic · Elizabethan · Shakespeare · insult · epithet · taunt
milksopsheroes
Admired courageous figures
brave souls · warriors · stalwarts · lions · daredevils
milksopstough guys
Intimidating, resilient individuals
iron men · bruisers · he-men · hard cases · tough cookies
milksopsalphas
First Greek letters
bullies · aggressors · dominators · firebrands · go-getters