I am not a native speaker, I heard people calling the child pacifier with another name. what is the colloquial for it? thx
2007-02-01 07:30:35 · 50 answers · asked by MITRA M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
NUK
2007-02-01 07:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Babylon is the early name for what is now Baghdad, Iraq. It is not used in a metaphorical sense. In biblical days, The Babylonian empire was a great and powerful force. They raid Jerusalem at least once, carrying off a significant portion of the population. At that time, the Babylonian Empire (also know as Persian Empire) contained most of what we now call Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, parts of Western India, and at it's greatest time, most of the Middle East. After that time, Israel "made peace" with Babylon by acting as sycophantic trading partner, providing goods and services in exchange for money and "good will". Hence the term "Whore of Babylon" refers to Israel generally and Jerusalem specifically. Frankly, the One-World Government from Babylon MAY indicate the rise of Islam and Sharia Law, if current world politics has anything to do with it. There is some indication that Islam may also be the False Prophet talked about in Revelation.
2016-03-29 00:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by Rosa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a dummy, and it's not colloquial, it's what we Brits call it. A pacifier is Trans-Atlantic.
2007-02-01 10:12:25 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dummy
2007-02-01 07:43:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Binky
2007-02-04 21:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by edward t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dummy.I'm not being rude ,we call a pacifier Dummy.
2007-02-01 07:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
'dummy' in British English
2007-02-02 06:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by jammycaketin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dummy, soother. I've called it a baby-sucky-thingy, but that's not a common one. I couldn't remember what it was called, so I gave that as a description. You might not want to use it.
2007-02-01 07:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by phangedphluff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dummy
2007-02-01 07:32:59 · answer #9 · answered by Scitech05 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I have heard Binky, and I have heard Nuk (pronounced Nook). Both of these are associated with the companies which make them.
2007-02-01 07:35:47 · answer #10 · answered by Chimichanga to go please!! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Binky
2007-02-01 07:33:22 · answer #11 · answered by oreobabylove 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋