different between teat vs pacifier

English

Etymology

From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frankish *titta, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), ultimately of expressive origin. Doublet of tit, which is inherited.

It displaced Old English titt, which survives as tit. Confer Dutch tiet and German Zitze (“teat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t

Noun

teat (plural teats)

1. (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.

   Synonyms: tit (now vulgar), pap, nipple, dug

2. Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
3. An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

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See also

• breast, mammary gland, tit, udder

Anagrams

• Etta, Tate, Teta, aett, tate

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).