'Namby-pamby' definitions:

Definition of 'namby-pamby'

From: WordNet
adjective
Weak in willpower, courage or vitality [syn: namby- pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy]
noun
An insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

Definition of 'Namby-pamby'

From: GCIDE
  • Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, a.
  • 1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • Namby-pamby madrigals of love. --W. Gifford. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies. [PJC]

Definition of 'Namby-pamby'

From: GCIDE
  • Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]