Ma’anar ƙamus na “baby’s dummy” na nufin wani abu da aka saba yin shi da roba ko robobi, wanda aka kera shi don jinjiri ya sha don samun ta’aziyya da kuma taimaka musu su yi barci. A wasu yankuna, ana kuma san shi azaman abin kashe wuta, sother, ko binky. Ana amfani da kalmar "dummy" a cikin Ingilishi na Biritaniya, yayin da "pacifier" ko "soother" aka fi amfani da shi a cikin Ingilishi na Amurka.