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Definition of milksop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

milksop

noun

/ˈmɪlksɒp/

/ˈmɪlksɑːp/

(old-fashioned, disapproving)

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a man or boy who is not brave or strongTopics Personal qualitiesc2

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