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soother

adj
/ˈsuðɚ/US/ˈsuːdɚ/

Etymology

From soothe + -er.

  1. derived from *h₁es-✻ — “to be”
  2. inherited from *h₁sónts✻
  3. inherited from *sanþaz✻
  4. inherited from *sanþ✻
  5. inherited from sōþ
  6. inherited from sooth
  7. suffixed as soother — “sooth + er”

Definitions

  1. comparative form of sooth

    comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer.

  2. One who, or that which, soothes.

  3. A pacifier

    A pacifier; a plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

    • Customs earlier received a referral from a related organisation that suspected unsafe soother holders were being supplied on the market.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To soothe.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for soother. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA