namby-pamby
namby-pamby · namby-pambies
One who is insipid, sentimental, or weakOne who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
US/nˈæmbipˈæmbi/
Meaning
2 sensesOne who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals ofFrom the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips.
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Forms
plural: namby-pambiesSynonyms
3 synonymsnestle-cocksoftynamby
Word family
1 related wordsDerivednamby-pambical