self-soothe
- (of a young child, especially one left to fall asleep on their own) stop crying without being comforted by a parent or caregiver；comfort oneself when unhappy or distressed
verb: self-soothe, 3rd person present: self-soothes, gerund or present participle: self-soothing, past tense: self-soothed, past participle: self-soothed
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- 1. (of a young child, especially one left to fall asleep on their own) stop crying without being comforted by a parent or caregiver my son only started self-soothing when he was eight months old
- ▪ comfort oneself when unhappy or distressed many of us self-soothe with junk food, a glass of wine, maybe some mindless TV
