pantywaist \pantywaist\ n.
A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.
Syn: sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pantywaist
n : a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn:
sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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