Etymology

milk drinker

Today it means: Someone who lacks experience or courage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γαλακτοπότης
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγαλακτοπότης“a milk drinker”
  2. English todaymilk drinker

From Ancient Greek γαλακτοπότης (galaktopótēs, “a milk drinker”), a derogatory term which the Greeks used in reference to the barbarians.

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