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Definition of Soother
1. n. One who, or that which, soothes.
Definition of Soother
1. Adjective. (archaic) (comparative of sooth), truer. ¹
2. Noun. One who, or that which, soothes. ¹
3. Noun. (Canada) A plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. ¹
4. Verb. To soothe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soother
1. one that soothes [n -S] - See also: soothes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soother
Literary usage of Soother
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"friendship ! thou fond soother of the human breast, to thee the wretched seek
for succour; on thee the care-tired son of misery fondly relies; from thy kind ..."
2. Cambrian Register (1818)
"... OK, *EINION THE soother. To Mr. John Parry, the ingenious Composer,—a* a lover
of his Country, ..."
3. Mutterings and Musings of an Invalid by Frederic Townsend (1851)
"... tiu-n down a gallon or two of hot catnip tea, by way of stomach-soother, and
probably have to lie all night, sandwiched in between two huge mustard ..."
4. Care of Children by Alfred Cleveland Cotton, American School of Home Economics (1907)
"THE soother* BY AC COTTON, MD In these days, the inalienable right of a child to
protection, especially during the helpless period of infancy, no thoughtful ..."
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