soother
[ˈsuːdɚ]/ˈsuðɚ/
soother is the comparative form of sooth.
Noun
soother (plural soothers)
- One who, or that which, soothes.
- 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
Meaning of sooth
Adjective
sooth (comparative soother, superlative soothest)
- True.
- Pleasing; delightful; sweet.
- The soothest shepherd that e'er pip'd on plains1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
Verb
soother (third-person singular simple present soothers, present participle soothering, simple past and past participle soothered)
- 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...1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
Synonyms of soother
Forms of soother
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | soothers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | soothers |
| present participle | soothering |
| past participle | soothered |
| past | soothered |
Origin of soother
From sooth + -er.
From soothe + -er.
Questions about soother
- What does soother mean?
- Soother means one who, or that which, soothes.
- What is soother the comparative form of?
- Soother is the comparative form of sooth.
- What part of speech is soother?
- Soother can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce soother?
- Soother is pronounced /ˈsuðɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of soother?
- The plural of soother is soothers.
Words near soother in the dictionary
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