namby-pamby: Meaning and Definition of

nam•by-pam•by

1. without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby-pamby handling of juvenile offenders.
2. lacking in character, directness, or moral or emotional strength: namby-pamby writing.
3. weakly sentimental, pretentious, or affected; insipid.

1. a namby-pamby person: written by and for namby-pambies.
2. namby-pamby sentiment: the harmless namby-pamby of a birthday card.
3. namby-pamby verse or prose.