soother en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From sooth + -er.
Meanings
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(archaic, comparative, form-of) comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer.
form of sooth
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
soother en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈsuðɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- [ˈsuːdɚ] Dublin
Etymology
From soothe + -er.
Meanings
- One who, or that which, soothes.
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(Canada, Ireland) 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.
2024 April 9, Hong Kong Government Press Release, “Archived copy”, in Hong Kong Customs alerts public on two unsafe soother holders, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
bo-bo · bink · comforter · dodie · dummy · nookie · piece · paci · soother · binky · pippy
soother en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈsuðɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- [ˈsuːdɚ] Dublin
Etymology
From soothe + -er.
Meanings
-
To soothe.
And two great big lovely big tears coursing down his cheeks. It was all no use soothering him with no, nono, baby, no and telling him about the geegee and where was the puffpuff but Ciss, always readywitted, gave him in his mouth the teat of the suckingbottle and the young heathen was quickly appeased.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| soothers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| soothered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| soothered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| soothering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |