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# softy

«softy» in Mova's school dictionary: **easily moved or who can't be strict** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a softy, softies — also spelled softie)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#m1)

2) (informal, teasing) Someone thought too weak or scared, a wimp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In family talk «Dad's a big softy» means he is soft-hearted, maybe tough-looking but gentle and easy to persuade. Among children it can be a mild tease; teachers may remind them not to call others names. It is usually friendly.

### examples

- Grandpa looks grumpy, but he's a big softy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x1)
- Don't be such a softy — the water's not that cold! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x2)
- Mum's a softy and always lets us stay up a bit later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x3)
- The huge dog is a softy who's scared of cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x4)
- Our coach is strict, but she's a softy at heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x5)
- He pretends to be tough, but he cried at the film — what a softy! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/#x6)

### note

Countable; plural «softies». Spelled «softy» or «softie». Related: soft-hearted, «a soft touch» (easy to persuade).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «softy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.