: 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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Buckle 'em up, hand 'em a sippy cup of hot cocoa and drive around viewing lights for free.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Alongside prosecco and sparkling water, we were offered apple juice in a sippy cup as a welcome drink.
—Jen Salerno Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
Rome could be seen drinking from a blue sippy cup, snuggled in between his parents.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
After all, Jay-Z pointed out his daughter, Blue Ivy, has used one as a sippy cup.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Alongside prosecco and sparkling water, we were offered apple juice in a sippy cup as a welcome drink.
—Jen Salerno Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024
Rome could be seen drinking from a blue sippy cup, snuggled in between his parents.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
After all, Jay-Z pointed out his daughter, Blue Ivy, has used one as a sippy cup.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Sippy cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sippy%20cup. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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