namby-pamby



namby-pamby

(ˈnæmbiˈpæmbi)
mod. overly nice; effeminate and weak, when said of a male. Fred is too namby-pamby when it comes to making up his mind.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MargeryMAHR-jə-reeEnglish
Koit-Estonian
Aputsiaq-Native American, Greenlandic
JanetJAN-ətEnglish
Adnitt['ædnit]
BratumiŁbrah-TUW-meewPolish (Rare)