Pacifier
[pas-uh-fahy-er] /ˈpæs əˌfaɪ ər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
a rubber or plastic device, often shaped into a nipple, for a baby to suck or bite on.
/ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə/
noun
1.
a person or thing that pacifies
2.
(US & Canadian) a baby’s dummy or teething ring
n.
“one who pacifies or appeases,” 1530s, agent noun from pacify. The meaning “nipple-shaped device for babies” is first recorded 1904.
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