: a cup that has a detachable lid with a projecting hole designed to help a young child sip liquid from the cup without spilling it
Examples of sippy cup in a Sentence
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After all, Jay-Z pointed out his daughter, Blue Ivy, has used one as a sippy cup.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
Ask yourself if this story would have made news if the child was sipping from a water bottle, baby bottle, or sippy cup.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Nov. 2023
What to look for when shopping for the best sippy cup
The amount of options on the wall of sippy cups at your local mass-market store or even the one at the supermarket can be overwhelming.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
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Just like adult tumblers and travel mugs, sippy cup lids and crevices can begin to harbor mold if they are not carefully cleaned and thoroughly dried.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
The fewer the pieces, the easier a sippy cup may be to scrub.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
Now, Blue was able to get a sippy cup for herself.
—Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Mar. 2021
That favorite storybook or sippy cup takes some of the edge off of being thousands of miles from friends and family.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Susannah unscrewed the lid of a doll’s pink plastic sippy cup and held the cup out to Mr. Rosen.
—Erika Check Hayden Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
Ask yourself if this story would have made news if the child was sipping from a water bottle, baby bottle, or sippy cup.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 Nov. 2023
What to look for when shopping for the best sippy cup
The amount of options on the wall of sippy cups at your local mass-market store or even the one at the supermarket can be overwhelming.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below How to clean a sippy cup
Just like adult tumblers and travel mugs, sippy cup lids and crevices can begin to harbor mold if they are not carefully cleaned and thoroughly dried.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
The fewer the pieces, the easier a sippy cup may be to scrub.
—Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2023
Now, Blue was able to get a sippy cup for herself.
—Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Mar. 2021
That favorite storybook or sippy cup takes some of the edge off of being thousands of miles from friends and family.
—Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Susannah unscrewed the lid of a doll’s pink plastic sippy cup and held the cup out to Mr. Rosen.
—Erika Check Hayden Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Sippy cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sippy%20cup. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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