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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpæsɪfaɪə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpæsəˌfaɪɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pas′ə fī′ər)

pac•i•fi•er /ˈpæsəˌfaɪɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person or thing that pacifies.
a device, often shaped like a nipple, for a baby to suck or bite on.

See -pac-.

pac•i•fi•er (pas′ə fī′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that pacifies.
a rubber or plastic device, often shaped into a nipple, for a baby to suck or bite on.

pacify + -er¹ 1525–35

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pacifier /ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə/ n

a person or thing that pacifies
US Canadian a baby's dummy or teething ring

'pacifier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dummy - pacify - nipple

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pacifier, soother, comforter, dummy.....
she said she had put the pacifier in the child's mouth, so that she slept better.
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