What does pacifier mean?

Definitions for pacifier
ˈpæs əˌfaɪ ərpaci·fi·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconcilernoun

    someone who tries to bring peace

  2. pacifiernoun

    anything that serves to pacify

  3. comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ringnoun

    device used for an infant to suck or bite on

GCIDE

  1. Pacifiernoun

    A small device, usually of rubber or plastic containing a protruding nipple-shaped portion which a baby may place in its mouth and suck on; -- it is used to keep babies contented.

Wiktionary

  1. pacifiernoun

    One who pacifies

  2. pacifiernoun

    A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby's mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

  3. Etymology: From pacify and agent noun suffix -er.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pacifiernoun

    One who pacifies.

    Etymology: from pacify.

Wikipedia

  1. Pacifier

    A pacifier is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple substitute given to an infant to suckle upon between feedings to quiet its distress by satisfying the need to suck when it does not need to eat. Pacifiers normally have three parts: an elongated teat, a handle, and a mouth shield which prevents the child from swallowing or choking on it. Pacifiers have many different informal names: binky or wookie (American English), dummy (Australian English and British English), piece, paci, bo-bo, nookie, teething ring, device, sugar tit, teether, comforter, soother (Canadian English and Hiberno-English), and Dodie (Hiberno-English).

ChatGPT

  1. pacifier

    A pacifier is a small, rubber or plastic object with a nipple-like part that a baby or young child can suck on for comfort or to help calm down. It is also known as a dummy, soother or binky in various parts of the world. The end that the baby sucks on is often bulbous, while the other end is typically a handle or ring. Some pacifiers are also designed to help with teething and have a harder surface.

Wikidata

  1. Pacifier

    A pacifier, dummy, binky, or soother is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple given to an infant or other young child to suck upon. In its standard appearance it has a teat, mouth shield, and handle. The mouth shield and/or the handle is large enough to avoid the danger of the child choking on it or swallowing it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pacifier in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pacifier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pacifier in a Sentence

  1. Andrew MacGinnitie:

    It's possible that sucking on a pacifier is correlated with other, more important factors that predispose or protect against allergens.

  2. Daria Kuss:

    It's almost an adult pacifier, people don't get a real sense of how much time is passing when they're looking at the screen.

  3. Joan Hart:

    When I hold them, sometimes I hum or sing — tunes like ‘You Are My Sunshine’ or Frank Sinatra’s love songs — or I talk to them. I tell them, ‘You have to eat and sleep so you can get big and strong.’ I talk to them about their future. I say, ‘You think a pacifier’s good? Wait till you see ice cream or lollipops or pancakes,’.

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