"softling" meaning in All languages combined

See softling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: softlings [plural]
Etymology: From soft + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soft|ling}} soft + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} softling (plural softlings)
  1. (archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Synonyms: cockney, pansy, sissy, effeminate man

Inflected forms

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        "(archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary."
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