weakling

English

Etymology

From weak +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwijkˈlɪŋɡ/, /ˈwijklɨŋɡ/

Adjective

weakling

1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

Translations

weak, either physically, morally or mentally

• Maori: rōrā, tīmohea
• Portuguese: fracote
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• Russian: сла́бый (ru) (slábyj), хи́лый (ru) (xílyj)
• Spanish: enclenque (es), fuñingue (es) (Chile, Cuba), pusilánime (es)

Noun

weakling (plural weaklings)

1. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
2. (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
   • (Can we date this quote by Latimer and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

Synonyms

• (person of weak character) sissy, walk-over, weenie

Antonyms

• strongling

Translations

person of weak or even sickly physical constitution

• Alemannic German: Abziehbildle n
• Catalan: nyicris
• Czech: slaboch m
• Danish: svækling (da) c
• Dutch: zwakkeling (nl) m
• Finnish: rääpäle (fi), surkimus (fi)
• French: gringalet (fr) m
• German: Schwächling (de) m
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• Maori: tīmohea, rōrā
• Polish: słabeusz (pl) m
• Portuguese: fracote m or f
• Russian: слаба́к (ru) m (slabák)
• Spanish: enclenque (es) m or f
• Swedish: ynkling, vekling (sv) c

person of weak character

• Catalan: nyicris
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懦夫 (zh) (nuòfū)

• Finnish: ketale, kutale
• French: poule mouillée (fr) f
• German: Schwächling (de) m, Feigling (de) m, Weichei (de) n
• Italian: femminuccia (it), coniglio (it), fifone (it), codardo (it), vigliacco (it), pollo (it), merlo (it), mollusco (it), pappamolle, smidollato (it), rammollito (it)
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• Japanese: 弱虫 (よわむし, yowamushi)
• Luxembourgish: Feigling m
• Polish: słabeusz (pl) m, mięczak (pl) m
• Portuguese: fracote m or f
• Russian: слаба́к (ru) m (slabák), хлю́пик (ru) m (xljúpik), тря́пка (ru) f (trjápka)
• Spanish: pusilánime (es) m
• Swedish: ynkling

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Translations to be checked

• Czech: slaboch m
• Danish: svækling (da) c
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• Dutch: zwakkeling (nl) m
• French: gringalet (fr) m

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967