What does “motzetz” mean in Hebrew?
דעתה של שיננית על שימוש במוצצים לתינוקות
B1 Hebrew listening practice · Standard Hebrew · Curated for intermediate learners
A dental hygienist and mom weighs in on a parenting battleground: «גמילה ממוצץ היא לא פשוטה» (“weaning off the pacifier isn’t simple”). מוצץ (motzetz) is a baby’s pacifier or dummy, built straight from the verb מצץ (“to suck”).
The active-participle shape (motzetz, literally “a sucker”) is how Hebrew names lots of devices: מטאטא (a broom, “a sweeper”), מחשב (a computer, “a calculator”). The clip’s other key word is גמילה (gmila), “weaning,” used for everything from pacifiers to bad habits. Practical vocabulary for any Hebrew-speaking household with a baby.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
- ▸In Israeli parenting blogs and pediatric advice.
- ▸Among Israeli parents debating גמילה (weaning) timing.
- ▸On Israeli baby-product shelves and reviews.
- ▸In Hebrew lessons on how tools get their names.