Pantywaist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pantywaist \pantywaist\ n.
     A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
  
     Syn: sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pantywaist
       n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn:
           {sissy}, {pansy}, {milksop}, {Milquetoast}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "pantywaist":
     Lord Fauntleroy, Milquetoast, Percy, baby, big baby, chicken,
     cream puff, crybaby, doormat, dull tool, effeminate, goody-goody,
     gutless wonder, invertebrate, jellyfish, lightweight, lily,
     meek soul, milksop, mollycoddle, namby-pamby, nance, nancy,
     nebbish, nonentity, old woman, pansy, pushover, sad sack, sissy,
     softling, softy, sop, weak sister, weakling, wishy-washy