Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to namby-pamby
Participle: namby-pambied
Gerund: namby-pambying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | namby-pamby |
| you | namby-pamby |
| he;she;it | namby-pambies |
| we | namby-pamby |
| you | namby-pamby |
| they | namby-pamby |
Perfect
| I | have namby-pambied |
| you | have namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | has namby-pambied |
| we | have namby-pambied |
| you | have namby-pambied |
| they | have namby-pambied |
Past
| I | namby-pambied |
| you | namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | namby-pambied |
| we | namby-pambied |
| you | namby-pambied |
| they | namby-pambied |
Pluperfect
| I | had namby-pambied |
| you | had namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | had namby-pambied |
| we | had namby-pambied |
| you | had namby-pambied |
| they | had namby-pambied |
Future
| I | will namby-pamby |
| you | will namby-pamby |
| he;she;it | will namby-pamby |
| we | will namby-pamby |
| you | will namby-pamby |
| they | will namby-pamby |
Future Perfect
| I | will have namby-pambied |
| you | will have namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | will have namby-pambied |
| we | will have namby-pambied |
| you | will have namby-pambied |
| they | will have namby-pambied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | namby-pamby |
| you | namby-pamby |
| he;she;it | namby-pamby |
| we | namby-pamby |
| you | namby-pamby |
| they | namby-pamby |
Perfect
| I | have namby-pambied |
| you | have namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | have namby-pambied |
| we | have namby-pambied |
| you | have namby-pambied |
| they | have namby-pambied |
Imperfect
| I | namby-pambied |
| you | namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | namby-pambied |
| we | namby-pambied |
| you | namby-pambied |
| they | namby-pambied |
Pluperfect
| I | had namby-pambied |
| you | had namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | had namby-pambied |
| we | had namby-pambied |
| you | had namby-pambied |
| they | had namby-pambied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would namby-pamby |
| you | would namby-pamby |
| he;she;it | would namby-pamby |
| we | would namby-pamby |
| you | would namby-pamby |
| they | would namby-pamby |
Perfect
| I | would have namby-pambied |
| you | would have namby-pambied |
| he;she;it | would have namby-pambied |
| we | would have namby-pambied |
| you | would have namby-pambied |
| they | would have namby-pambied |
Imperative
| you | namby-pamby |
| we | Let's namby-pamby |
| you | namby-pamby |
Verbs conjugated like 'namby-pamby'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'namby-pamby'
nay-say,
argy-bargy,
baby-talk,
gay-marry,
hanky-pank,
jam-pack,
namespace,
naysay,
ram-jam,
ram-pack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- transitive: to satisfy the needs or wishes of; to give free reign to
- baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, mother, nanny, pamper, posset
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips.
Sample Sentences
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While we business men of Britain have little time for this sort of namby-pambying towards the next generation, who are often feckless, tearful, small, dirty or all of the above, there is no doubt that youths have their place in commerce. [2012, Alan Tyers, Who Moved My Stilton?: The Victorian Guide to Getting Ahead in Business:]