softie

Word family  noun softness softener softie/softy adjective soft verb soften adverb softly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++soft·ie, softy /ˈsɒfti $ ˈsɒːf-/ noun [countable]  SYMPATHIZEsomeone who is easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy, or who is easily persuaded 心肠软的人，易被说服的人 He’s a real softie. 他这人心肠很软。

Examples from the Corpus

softie• Such a big strong bloke, and such a softie.• Some New Age softie who babbled about using the right side of his or her brain.• The white stubble on his fleshless jaw was a reproach to my twenty-four years and suddenly I felt an inadequate city-bred softie.• The Baden Powell boys say we're no softies.• Robinson, an old softie, asked if Gruoch loved Macbeth.• How could you take an old softie like Henry and twist him around-your finger that way?

soft·ie nounChineseSyllable  

of who affected or is by feelings easily Corpus sympathy, pity someone

softie
soft‧ie , softy /ˈsɒfti $ ˈsɒːf-/ noun [countable]someone who is easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy, or who is easily persuaded:
    He’s a real softie.

softie (also softy) BrE /ˈsɒfti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɔːfti/ 🔊 noun (

plural

softies) (informal) a kind, sympathetic or emotional person 有同情心的人；心肠软的人；热心肠的人◆There's no need to be afraid of him—he's a big softie. 没必要害怕他，他心特好。🔊🔊