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mammanpoika — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mollycoddle noun A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
  • sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  • wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

mammanpoika is used for these senses in English:

  • mama's boy (informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
  • mollycoddle (now, _, rare) A person, especially a man or a boy, who is pampered and overprotected.
  • sissy (sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.
  • wuss (slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

sissy — full definition

  1. noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  2. adj Timid, cowardly, or excessively delicate.

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