pacifier
[ pas-uh-fahy-er ]
noun
a person or thing that pacifies.
a rubber or plastic device, often shaped into a nipple, for a baby to suck or bite on.
Origin of pacifier
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How to use pacifier in a sentence
Quite a few young women in the crowd are sucking on pacifiers—a throwback of sorts to the dance scene's warehouse-rave roots.
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British Dictionary definitions for pacifier
pacifier
/ (ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə) /
noun
a person or thing that pacifies
US and Canadian a baby's dummy or teething ring
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