Milksop definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MILK'SOP, n. A soft ... or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn: sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, literally, bread ... n. a spiritless man or youth. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Milksop Milk"sop`, n. A piece of bread sopped in milk ... an effeminate or weak-minded person. --Shak. To wed a milksop or a coward ape. --Chaucer. Soule's Dictionary of English ...