WEAKLING


Meaning of WEAKLING in English

noun

a person lacking in stamina and character

her speech deplored the characterless weaklings in critical positions

Synonyms: baby, doormat, invertebrate, jellyfish, milksop, Milquetoast, ||molly, mollycoddle, namby-pamby, nebbish, pantywaist, sissy, sissy-pants ( or sissy-britches), sop, wimp

Related Word: butt, mark, pushover, sucker; drip, mama's boy, misfit, mother's boy, nerd, sad sack, weak sister

Idioms: shrinking violet

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