milksop
/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/noun
milksop is spelled M-I-L-K-S-O-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milksop means “A piece of bread sopped in milk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of milksop is milksops.
How many letters and syllables are in milksop?
| Letters | 7: M-I-L-K-S-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is milksop?
Milksop appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce milksop?
- /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-milksop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of milksop
- milksops plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does milksop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of bread sopped in milk.
- 2
A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
- 3
derogatoryAn easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate milksop?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of milksop: sop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Milksop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does milksop come from?
From Middle English milksop, mylk sop, mylke soppe, equivalent to milk + sop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).