soother
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈsuːðər/
- Canadian
:
chupete
- The soother helped the baby relax and fall asleep peacefully.
Examples
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Even if I have the goal of baby #2 being a self-soother, getting there could mean taking a totally different route.
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A third important factor predicting self-soothing at 12 months was identified, but it wasn't related to parenting: the 12-month-old self-soothers were more likely to have spent a greater percentage of time in quiet sleep (vs. active sleep) as newborns.
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No, when my kid is sucking on their soother, I'm going to be sucking...
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Perhaps we should throw a few dummies (soothers) their way as they appear upset.
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In other words, the self-soothers' parents didn't come running at their first peep in the night, and when they did come, they were probably less likely to spend an hour soothing their babies.
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The aboriginals never got off on this 'morality' kick, so they are not subject to the collapse into nihilism and the urge to suck on a superhero soother.
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They found that as the self-soothers got older, they spent progressively more time in their crib and less time being held and soothed during the night.
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They wake during the night just as non-self-soothers do, but they are less likely to cry out for help and more likely to roll over and go back to sleep (Anders et al. 1992; Goodlin-Jones et al. 2001).
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When the baby started crying, she quickly gave him a soother to calm him down.
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Parents often rely on a soother to comfort their little ones during challenging moments.
Synonyms
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2.4
A small rubber or plastic object a baby sucks to feel calm
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3.9
A thing that calms people or a situation
A rubber or plastic thing a baby sucks to feel calm
How Soothing
- Specialized
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3.9
- Canadian
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3.3
- Baby Talk
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3.2
- Baby Talk
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8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soother comes from the verb soothe, which means 'to calm', plus the ending -er meaning 'thing that calms'. So a soother can be a baby's pacifier or any object that 'calms' a child.