1. a weak, timid, or ineffectual person, especially a man or boy
Usage: derogatory; somewhat archaic

Examples

• His father called him a milksop for refusing to fight back.
• The other soldiers mocked him as a milksop who couldn’t handle combat.
• She had no patience for milksops who couldn’t stand up for themselves.
• The coach refused to tolerate any milksops on his team.
• He was tired of being seen as a milksop just because he preferred books to sports.
• The villain dismissed the hero as nothing more than a milksop.