Pacifier
noun
A rubber or plastic object that a baby can suck or bite on.
Her baby wouldn't stop crying until she gave him his pacifier.
Often appears as...
- baby's pacifier
- suck a pacifier
noun
Something that makes a difficult situation calmer.
The government’s reduction in tax was a pacifier for the unhappy population.
Often appears as...
- serve as a pacifier
- act as a pacifier
noun
A rubber or plastic object that a baby can suck or bite on.
Her baby wouldn't stop crying until she gave him his pacifier.
Often appears as...
- baby's pacifier
- suck a pacifier
noun
Something that makes a difficult situation calmer.
The government’s reduction in tax was a pacifier for the unhappy population.
Often appears as...
- serve as a pacifier
- act as a pacifier
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Baby Comfort
Used to soothe babies, usually mentioned in parenting contexts or advertisements for baby products.
The advert claimed their pacifier could calm even the fussiest infants.
Pro Tip 2/3Size and Shape
Comes in different sizes and shapes, important to choose one that a baby can safely use.
Make sure the pacifier is age-appropriate for your baby.
Pro Tip 3/3Attachment Significance
Some babies become very attached to their pacifiers, leading to potential challenges when weaning them off.
He’s two now, and still won’t sleep without his pacifier.
Pro Tip 1/3Baby Comfort
Used to soothe babies, usually mentioned in parenting contexts or advertisements for baby products.
The advert claimed their pacifier could calm even the fussiest infants.
Pro Tip 2/3Size and Shape
Comes in different sizes and shapes, important to choose one that a baby can safely use.
Make sure the pacifier is age-appropriate for your baby.
Pro Tip 3/3Attachment Significance
Some babies become very attached to their pacifiers, leading to potential challenges when weaning them off.
He’s two now, and still won’t sleep without his pacifier.
Pro Tip 1/3Baby Comfort
Used to soothe babies, usually mentioned in parenting contexts or advertisements for baby products.
The advert claimed their pacifier could calm even the fussiest infants.
Pro Tip 2/3Size and Shape
Comes in different sizes and shapes, important to choose one that a baby can safely use.
Make sure the pacifier is age-appropriate for your baby.
Pro Tip 3/3Attachment Significance
Some babies become very attached to their pacifiers, leading to potential challenges when weaning them off.
He’s two now, and still won’t sleep without his pacifier.
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Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
aid scientists seeking a cure for cancer and heart disease but others like herpetologist Carl Franklin say the venom collected at the roundups is not collected in a sterile environment and therefore is worthless I think it's just a useless pacifier to give to the masses
Video examples
Rattlesnake Roundup PIPE...
aid scientists seeking a cure for cancer and heart disease but others like herpetologist Carl Franklin say the venom collected at the roundups is not collected in a sterile environment and therefore is worthless I think it's just a useless pacifier to give to the masses
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Quote examples
Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier for babies and toddlers. Younger school-aged children read stories on smartphones; older boys don't read at all, but hunch over video games. Parents and other passengers read on Kindles or skim a flotilla of email and news feeds.
Quote examples
GloZell
American Comedian
Sometimes she wants her pacifier, and other times, she doesn't even want it near her. She's very strong and determined. She's always trying to stand, and she was born with her eyes open, so she's ready to go.
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Viv Richards
Antiguan Cricketer
My dad was assistant governor of the prison, so there were times when he would bring some of that discipline home. He was the enforcer, whereas my mother, who was a stay-at-home mum, was always the pacifier.
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Edward Albert
American Actor
Recently, our cable went out. Without the TV, children are forced to draw and read; grown-ups are forced to talk to their wives. I call it a psychic pacifier: It washes over you. It helps you avoid reality.
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Thalia
Mexican Musician
When my daughter Sabrina was 2 years old, the pediatrician told me it was time she quit using a pacifier because that could make her teeth crooked and even cause infections in her ears.
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Cyndi Lauper
American Musician
I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting.
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony.
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Andrew Clements
American Author
My sister called her pillow a pilgo. My brother called his pacifier his nimma. But I don't think I was much of a word generator myself.
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Jalen Ramsey
American Football Player
I used to always wear a mouthpiece my whole life - a big pacifier.
Quote examples
Maryanne Wolf
American Educator
Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier for babies and toddlers. Younger school-aged children read stories on smartphones; older boys don't read at all, but hunch over video games. Parents and other passengers read on Kindles or skim a flotilla of email and news feeds.
Quote examples
GloZell
American Comedian
Sometimes she wants her pacifier, and other times, she doesn't even want it near her. She's very strong and determined. She's always trying to stand, and she was born with her eyes open, so she's ready to go.
Quote examples
Viv Richards
Antiguan Cricketer
My dad was assistant governor of the prison, so there were times when he would bring some of that discipline home. He was the enforcer, whereas my mother, who was a stay-at-home mum, was always the pacifier.
Quote examples
Edward Albert
American Actor
Recently, our cable went out. Without the TV, children are forced to draw and read; grown-ups are forced to talk to their wives. I call it a psychic pacifier: It washes over you. It helps you avoid reality.
Quote examples
Thalia
Mexican Musician
When my daughter Sabrina was 2 years old, the pediatrician told me it was time she quit using a pacifier because that could make her teeth crooked and even cause infections in her ears.
Quote examples
Cyndi Lauper
American Musician
I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting.
Quote examples
Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony.
Quote examples
Andrew Clements
American Author
My sister called her pillow a pilgo. My brother called his pacifier his nimma. But I don't think I was much of a word generator myself.
Quote examples
Jalen Ramsey
American Football Player
I used to always wear a mouthpiece my whole life - a big pacifier.
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