softie

/ ˈsɒftɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   a person who is sentimental, weakly foolish, or lacking in physical endurance

Example Sentences

In these modern times, Nandor is more of a softie who is often looking for love in all the wrong places.

From Los Angeles Times

I think they expect me to come in and just be a softie.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s a softie, such a sweet guy,” Kerry Schmidt, one of five siblings, said of her dad.

From Los Angeles Times

"The original shock was horrendous. I'm not a softie but I had tears in my eyes," Robert says.

From BBC

His daughter, Farai Mlotshwa - a property developer and the eldest of his nine children by two wives - once described him as a "softie".

From BBC

Related Words

• object of ridicule