What name do you have for a pacifier?

I work at a drop-in-childcare at the ymca in my city and I always call it a nukie. I've also called it a passy. But usually when I say nukie, the kid knows what I am talking about. That's funny..I guess I got so used to calling it that, I thought that was what everyone called them :) I like chompie though, that's cute.

My daughter calls it a Pa Pa!

I use passy as well actually :-))

I've always called it a binky. I think my husband typically calls it a pacifier. LOL I think I started calling it a binky because that's what I heard my aunts calling it, when they had small children.

I believe there is no name for it better than "Dummy". I also believe that this is one of the worst things to give a child. By all means, when the teething stage is reached, a strip of leather(not dyed) or bone or something to chew on is needed, but to get your child into the habit of sucking on a "Dummy" really is asking for your child to grow up more of a Dummy than he otherwise might. If that child avoids conversation, or constantly needs to chew something then he may well become fat and quiet. Why, just because you do not wish to spend time communicating with that child. Not good enough!! Talk to your child, and allow it to talk back. You may be surprised at the difference in the learning rate, as your communication through sounds and eye contact, even before proper speech is achieved helps the child.