sippy cup

noun

sip·​py cup ˈsi-pē- How to pronounce sippy cup (audio)
: a cup that has a detachable lid with a projecting hole designed to help a young child sip liquid from the cup without spilling it

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Now, about 60% of Munchkin’s 500 products, from a $5 sippy cup to a $254 Night Owl Stroller with headlights, are made in China. Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 My Philippe Starck Sippy A $10 sippy cup from his Target collab. Kim Hastreiter, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025 Inside the apartment, police reportedly found a girl’s sippy cup, drug paraphernalia and evidence that a child and a woman had recently been inside the apartment. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 Nolan Chip turned 1 on the day of the video, which begins with the whole family raising a glass (or a sippy cup in his case) to mark the special occasion. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sippy cup

Word History

Etymology

sip + -y entry 4

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sippy cup was in 1986

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“Sippy cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sippy%20cup. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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