1. people who are gentle, kind, or easily moved to sympathy
Usage: informal; plural of softie
2. people who lack physical or mental toughness
Usage: informal; sometimes mildly derogatory

Examples

• The coach called his players softies after they complained about the rain.
• Don’t be such softies – it’s just a sad movie!
• My parents are real softies when it comes to stray animals.
• The team was full of softies who couldn’t handle the pressure.
• Those softies always give money to every charity that asks.
• We’re not softies, we just believe in being kind to others.