Definitions for pablum
ˈpæb ləmpablum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pablumnoun

   a soft form of cereal for infants

2. pap, pablumnoun

   worthless or oversimplified ideas

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pablumnoun

   Anything overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.

2. Pablumnoun

   A cereal brand for infants made from wheat, oat and cornmeal.

3. Etymology: Trademark name 1932.

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1. pablum

   Pablum is a term that refers to something that is simplistic, bland, unstimulating, or undemanding, often used to describe intellectual content or ideas that require very little thought. Originally, Pablum is a processed cereal for infants originally marketed by the Mead Johnson Company in 1931.

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1. Pablum

   Pablum is a processed cereal for infants originally marketed by the Mead Johnson Company in 1931. The trademarked name is a contracted form of the Latin word pabulum, which means "foodstuff." The name had long been used in botany and medicine to refer to nutrition or substances of which the nutritive elements are passively absorbed. The word can also refer to something that is bland, mushy, unappetizing, or infantile.

Matched Categories

1. • Cereal
   • Drivel

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce pablum?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pablum in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pablum in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pablum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pablum in a Sentence

1. Matt Schlapp:

   Now we need to see how they handle it when they are really pressed in prime time with all their competitors around, what kind of temperament do they have? Do you have reasonable policy positions or is it just a bunch of pablum?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pablum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pablum
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pablum
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pablum