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WEAKLING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is physically weak and ineffectual

Synonyms:

doormat; weakling; wuss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("weakling" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weakling"):

namby-pamby (an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental)

softie; softy (a person who is weak and excessively sentimental)

chicken; crybaby; wimp (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)

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