All namby-pamby synonyms
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- pansy — a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- milksop — a weak or ineffectual person.
- quitter — a person who quits or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty, danger, etc.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- yellow — a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
- wimp — any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- sissy — Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate boy or man.
- caitiff — a cowardly or base person
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- chicken — Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- weakling — a person who is physically or morally weak.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- wuss — a weakling; wimp.
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
- fraidy-cat — a timid, easily frightened person: often used by children.
- scaredy cat — fraidy-cat.
- wussy — a weakling; wimp.
- yellow belly — Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.