"soother" meaning in English

See soother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From sooth + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sooth|er}} sooth + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} soother
  1. (archaic) comparative form of sooth: more sooth, truer. Tags: archaic, comparative, form-of Form of: sooth (extra: more sooth, truer)
    Sense id: en-soother-en-adj-lIHiwpX~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-soother.wav Forms: soothers [plural]
Etymology: From soothe + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soothe|er}} soothe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} soother (plural soothers)
  1. One who, or that which, soothes.
    Sense id: en-soother-en-noun-TLssJaAT
  2. (Canada, Ireland) A pacifier; a plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. Wikidata QID: Q152596 Tags: Canada, Ireland Categories (topical): Babies Synonyms: pacifier
    Sense id: en-soother-en-noun-en:Q152596 Disambiguation of Babies: 3 17 76 4 Categories (other): Canadian English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 24 54 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 13 19 61 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 25 60 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 22 58 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-soother.wav Forms: soothers [present, singular, third-person], soothering [participle, present], soothered [participle, past], soothered [past]
Etymology: From soothe + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soothe|er}} soothe + -er Head templates: {{en-verb}} soother (third-person singular simple present soothers, present participle soothering, simple past and past participle soothered)
  1. To soothe.
    Sense id: en-soother-en-verb-0jaRXDW-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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