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Pacifier. A pacifier, dummy, binky, or soother is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple given to an infant or other young child to suck upon. In its standard appearance it has a teat, mouth shield, and handle.The mouth shield and/or the handle is large enough to avoid the danger of the child choking on it or swallowing it.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: pacifier (Noun). One who pacifies. pacifier (Noun). A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a babyu2019s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
Prior to the invention of what are now know as pacifiers (which didn't make their debut until the 20th century) mothers used to stuff all sorts of things (honey, sugar, fat, alcohol, bones) into rags, tie them off and give them to their infants to suck on. (At least my baby wasn't sucking on brandy!).