softy

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A person regarded as weak or sentimental. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
A person who finds it difficult to punish or be strict. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
A soft or silly person. Also softie. noun …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
A weak or sentimental person. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
A software expert who is ignorant of the workings of hardware. noun …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
a person who is weak and excessively sentimental noun …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
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also softie, 1863, "silly person," from soft (adj.) + -y (3). Meaning "soft-hearted person" is from 1886; that of "weak, unmanly or effeminate man" is from 1895. The Mister Softee soft ice-cream operation began in Philadelphia, U.S., in 1956.1863, 1886, 1895, 1956

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