Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soother

/ˈsuðɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: soother
IPA: /ˈsuðɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer.

Archaic

noun

One who, or that which, soothes.

noun

A pacifier; a plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.

Canadian usage

verb

Example Sentences

"Customs earlier received a referral from a related organisation that suspected unsafe soother holders were being supplied on the market."
"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."

Etymology

From sooth + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsuðɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

soothers (plural) soothers (present, singular) soothering (participle, present) soothered (participle, past) soothered (past)

Synonyms

binky bink bo-bo comforter dodie dummy nookie paci piece pippy soother

Questions

How do you pronounce soother?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuðɚ/.
What does soother mean?: comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer.
Where does soother come from?: From sooth + -er.

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