weakling

weakling
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. puny person, feeble creature, dotard, coward, crybaby, invertebrate, mollycoddle, milksop, jellyfish*, sissy*, softie*, pushover*, namby-pamby*, puff*, punk*.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
*wimp, milquetoast, *pansy, pantywaist, sissy, coward, mouse, *lightweight, *pushover, namby-pamby, *mama's boy, *creampuff, crybaby.
ANT.: Hercules, scrapper, hero, strongman, *iron man
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way: baby, milksop, milquetoast, mollycoddle. Idiom: mama's boy (or girl). See YOUTH.

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  • weakling — 1520s, coined by Tyndale from WEAK (Cf. weak) as a loan translation of Luther s Weichling effeminate man, from Ger. weich soft (see WEAK (Cf. weak)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • weakling — [n] person who has no strength baby, chicken*, chicken heart*, coward, cream puff*, crybaby, dotard, invertebrate, jellyfish*, misfit, pushover, wimp*, yellow belly*; concepts 412,423 Ant. strongman …   New thesaurus

  • weakling — ► NOUN ▪ a weak person or animal …   English terms dictionary

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  • weakling — [[t]wi͟ːklɪŋ[/t]] weaklings 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe a person or an animal as a weakling, you mean that they are physically weak. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a weakling, you mean that they have a weak… …   English dictionary

  • weakling — UK [ˈwiːklɪŋ] / US [ˈwɪklɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms weakling : singular weakling plural weaklings showing disapproval a person or animal that is physically weak …   English dictionary

  • weakling — noun Date: 1548 one that is weak in body, character, or mind • weakling adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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