softy

English

Alternative forms

softie

Etymology

soft +‎ -y

Noun

softy (plural softies)

A weak or sentimental person.
Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish.
(computing, slang) A software expert who is ignorant of the workings of hardware.
(informal, Britain, Australia) A soft drink containing no alcohol.

Translations

weak or sentimental person

Finnish: nynny, pehmo (fi), pehmoilija (fi)
Irish: leibide f

Italian: femminuccia (it) f (weak person), tenerone m (sentimental man), tenerona f (sentimental woman)
Russian: слаба́к (ru) m (slabák), тря́пка (ru) f (trjápka) (feminine form but used in reference to both males and females)

somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish

software expert ignorant of hardware

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