"soother" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: 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

Forms: soothers [plural]
Etymology: 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. Tags: Canada, Ireland Categories (topical): Babies Synonyms: pacifier
    Sense id: en-soother-en-noun-AVnfuZcw Disambiguation of Babies: 3 17 75 4 Categories (other): Canadian English, Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: soothers [present, singular, third-person], soothering [participle, present], soothered [participle, past], soothered [past]
Etymology: 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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