pacifier

noun

pac·​i·​fi·​er ˈpa-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r 

1

: one that pacifies

2

: a usually nipple-shaped device for babies to suck or bite on

Examples of pacifier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Margo’s Got Money Troubles premiered the same week as the third season of HBO’s nihilistic teen drama Euphoria, in which Sydney Sweeney’s dead-eyed Cassie has taken to the popular subscription service, dressing up as a seductive puppy and even a pacifier-sucking baby. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online. —Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026

The most disturbing tableau depicts Cassie as a baby, sucking on a pacifier and spreading her legs. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby). —Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pacifier

• acquire
• attire
• bonfire
• campfire
• ceasefire
• conspire
• desire
• enquire
• entire
• greenbrier
• gunfire
• homebuyer

Kids Definition

pacifier

noun

pac·​i·​fi·​er ˈpas-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r 

1

: one that pacifies

2

: a usually nipple-shaped device for babies to suck or bite on

Medical Definition

pacifier

noun

pac·​i·​fi·​er ˈpas-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r 

1

: a usually nipple-shaped device for babies to suck or bite on

2

: tranquilizer