Meaning

2 senses
  1. Someone or something that pacifies.

    Befrieder, Beruhiger, Friedensstifter

    успокои́тельuspokoítelʹ, умиротвори́тельumirotvorítelʹ

  2. (Canada, US)A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

    Schnuller, Beruhigungssauger

    со́скаsóska, пусты́шкаpustýška, со́ска-пусты́шкаsóska-pustýška

    со́скаsóska, пусти́шкаpustýška, пусту́шкаpustúška

More definitions
  • anything that serves to pacify
  • device used for an infant to suck or bite on
  • someone who tries to bring peace

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The baby is in his crib, sucking on his pacifier.

  2. Where did we leave his pacifier?

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  3. I can't find the baby's pacifier.

    deIch finde den Schnuller des Kindes nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The baby has presumably swallowed the pacifier.

    ruРебенок, предположительно, проглотил соску. — Balamax

    deDas Baby hat vermutlich den Schnuller geschluckt. — Yorwba

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  5. Tom walked around campus with a pacifier.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
for a baby:
Русский
By meaning 2
one who pacifies:
for a baby:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who pacifies:
for a baby:

Forms

plural: pacifiers
Singularpacifier
Pluralpacifiers

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedpacify

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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