different between pacifier vs lollipop

English

Etymology

From pacify +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæs?fa??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæs?fa??/
• Hyphenation: pa?ci?fi?er

Noun

pacifier (plural pacifiers)

1. Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]
2. (Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: dummy, (UK, Australia, NZ) comforter, (Canada, Ireland) soother; see also Thesaurus:pacifier

Translations

Further reading

• pacifier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002594.php

French

Etymology

From Latin p?cific?, p?cific?re, from p?x (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.si.fje/

Verb

pacifier

1. to pacify

Conjugation

Further reading

• “pacifier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• lolli-pop, lollypop, lolly pop, lolly-pop

Etymology

Multiple theories abound. One is that it is borrowed from Angloromani lollipobbul (“candy apple”). Another is that it is derived from loll ("to dangle the tongue") + pop.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /l?l.i.p?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /l?.li.p?p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

lollipop (plural lollipops)

1. An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.

Synonyms

• lolly, sucker (US)

Derived terms

• chicken lollipop
• lollipop lady
• lollipop man
• lolly

Translations

Further reading

• lollipop on Wikipedia.Wikipedia