noun
- a rubber or plastic nipple given to a baby to suck on for comfort
- a person or thing that brings peace or calm to a situation
Examples
- The baby stopped crying when his mother gave him his pacifier.
- She always carries extra pacifiers in her diaper bag.
- The toddler refused to give up her favorite pacifier at bedtime.
- The diplomat served as a pacifier between the two arguing nations.
- His calm voice acted as a pacifier during the heated meeting.
- The pacifier fell out of the baby’s mouth while he was sleeping.