Transcription
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- [pas-uh-fahy-er]
- /ˈpæs əˌfaɪ ər/
- /ˈpæs.ɪ.faɪ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pas-uh-fahy-er]
- /ˈpæs əˌfaɪ ər/
Definitions of pacifier word
- noun pacifier a person or thing that pacifies. 1
- noun pacifier a rubber or plastic device, often shaped into a nipple, for a baby to suck or bite on. 1
- noun pacifier soother for a baby to suck 1
- countable noun pacifier A pacifier is a rubber or plastic object that you give to a baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted. 0
- noun pacifier a person or thing that pacifies 0
- noun pacifier a baby's dummy or teething ring 0
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Origin of pacifier
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; pacify + -er1
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Parts of speech for Pacifier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pacifier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pacifier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pacifier
noun pacifier
- alleviator — a person or thing that alleviates.
- appeaser — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appeasers — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- barbiturate — A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.
- barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
Antonyms for pacifier
noun pacifier
- antidepressant — An antidepressant is a drug which is used to treat people who are suffering from depression.
- instigator — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
Top questions with pacifier
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