softling

English

Etymology

From soft +‎ -ling.

Noun

softling (plural softlings)

1. (archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.

   Synonyms: cockney, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man, Thesaurus:sensualist

   • 1576, John Woolton, The Christian Manuell:

     Effeminate men and softlings cause the stout man to wax tender.

Anagrams

• loftings