pacifier

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English

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baby pacifier

Etymology

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From pacify +‎ -er.

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Noun

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pacifier (plural pacifiers)

  1. Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]
    • 1979 August 18, Maida Tilchen, “The Diversity of Women's Music”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 5, page 9:
      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 from being a pacifier, women's music has presented an experience which contrasts with the social inequities of our culture's traditionally male-dominated music.
  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. [from 20th c.]
    Synonyms: (UK) dummy, (Australia, NZ) comforter, (Canada, Ireland) soother; see also Thesaurus:pacifier

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin pācificāre, from pāx (peace).

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Verb

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pacifier

  1. to pacify

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