softling
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
softling (plural softlings)
- (archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.
- 1576, John Woolton, The Christian Manuell:
- Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender.
Synonyms edit
- cockney, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man