Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milksop

/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: milk-sop
IPA: /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of bread sopped in milk.

noun

A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.

noun

An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"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: […]"
"“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!”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: milksop

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

milksops (plural)

Derived Forms

milksopism milksoppery milksoppish milksoppy

Phrases

mama's boy effeminate man

Frequently Paired Words

winesop mama's boy mollycoddle coward pamper effeminate man

Synonyms

milquetoast sissy wuss big girl's blouse candy-arse candy-ass crybaby milksop namby namby-pamby nestle-cock pansy

Antonyms

daredevil dogmatist firebrand hypermasculine man shrew spitfire troublemaker

Questions

How do you pronounce milksop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/.
What does milksop mean?: A piece of bread sopped in milk.
Where does milksop come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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