pacifier

Someone or something that pacifies.

Noun

  1. Someone or something that pacifies.
    • Many people have failed to see the political significance of the women's music movement, for they categorize all of music as part of the cultural periphery that distracts people from real social injustices. However, far...
  2. A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

    Synonyms: dummy comforter soother

Origin

Etymology tree English pacify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English pacifier From pacify + -er.

Forms

pacifiers

Synonyms

binky bink bo-bo comforter dodie dummy nookie paci piece pippy soother

Derived

paci pacifier gag