Pacifier — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who tries to bring peace

anything that serves to pacify

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæsɪfˌaɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈasɪfˌaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈasɪfˌaɪə/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈæsɪfˌaɪɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby's dummy peacemaker reconciler comforter conciliator teething ring make-peace

Word Forms

conciliate	verb	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
make peace	verb	end hostilities
pacify	verb	fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
reconcile	verb	bring into consonance or accord
comfort	verb	lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnuller

jemand, der versucht, Frieden zu bringen

🇫🇷French

sucette

quelqu'un qui essaie d'apporter la paix

🇪🇸Spanish

chupete

alguien que intenta traer la paz

🇮🇹Italian

ciuccio

qualcuno che cerca di portare la pace

🇳🇱Dutch

fopspeen

iemand die vrede probeert te brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

chupeta

alguém que tenta trazer a paz

🇷🇺Russian

соска

тот, кто пытается принести мир

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिलासा देनेवाला

कोई है जो शांति लाने की कोशिश करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্তকারী

যে কেউ শান্তি আনতে চেষ্টা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதிப்படுத்தி

அமைதியைக் கொண்டுவர முயற்சிக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాసిఫైయర్

శాంతిని తీసుకురావడానికి ప్రయత్నించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत करणारा

शांतता प्रस्थापित करण्याचा प्रयत्न करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત કરનાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે શાંતિ લાવવાનો પ્રયાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಶಾಮಕ

ಶಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ತರಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തിക്കാരൻ

സമാധാനം കൊണ്ടുവരാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرسکون کرنے والا

کوئی جو امن لانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安抚奶嘴

试图带来和平的人

🇯🇵Japanese

おしゃぶり

平和をもたらそうとする人

🇰🇷Korean

고무 젖꼭지

평화를 가져오려고 노력하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

núm vú giả

một người cố gắng mang lại hòa bình

🇹🇭Thai

จุกนมหลอก

คนที่พยายามนำสันติสุขมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dot

seseorang yang mencoba membawa kedamaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصاصة

شخص يحاول إحلال السلام

🇮🇷Persian

پستانک

کسی که تلاش می کند صلح را به ارمغان بیاورد

🇹🇷Turkish

emzik

barış getirmeye çalışan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹצֵץ

מישהו שמנסה להביא שלום

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