lollipop
noun
lol·li·pop ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp 
ˈlä-li-
variants or less commonly lollypop
plural lollipops also lollypops
1
a
: a piece of hard candy on the end of a stick
b
: a piece of food served on the end of a stick
a chicken lollipop
cake lollipops
2
or lollipop sign, British : a round stop sign on a pole used to stop traffic (as at a school crossing)
Darlington inventor Andrew Turner created a prototype for an illuminated lollipop for school crossing patrols.
Mark Copping
Mark Copping
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ever once peddled a single lollipop for $1,000 to real estate agent/auctioneer Simon Polito. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 The graves were marked by piles of rock and standing stones upon which were etched recurring symbols - a lollipop, a stylized twig - denoting the clan of the person buried therein. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Wyatt, dressed in an orange and blue outfit, looks at something out of frame while holding a green lollipop in his hand. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 Place one 1½-inch fondant round over lollipop and pinch to close. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Dong taking silly selfies with a lollipop or proudly wearing her Mickey Mouse ears. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 Dip about a half inch of the lollipop stick in the melted candy and stick halfway into the cake ball. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Hot the musical is ready to offer audiences the opposite of the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 July 2022 Clothes were still folded neatly in cupboards, coats hung on pegs by front doors, and in one room, the books, pencil case, fluffy toy, unopened lollipop, and dancing competition trophy of a schoolgirl remained on her desk. Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2022 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 The graves were marked by piles of rock and standing stones upon which were etched recurring symbols - a lollipop, a stylized twig - denoting the clan of the person buried therein. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Wyatt, dressed in an orange and blue outfit, looks at something out of frame while holding a green lollipop in his hand. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2022 Place one 1½-inch fondant round over lollipop and pinch to close. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Dong taking silly selfies with a lollipop or proudly wearing her Mickey Mouse ears. Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022 Dip about a half inch of the lollipop stick in the melted candy and stick halfway into the cake ball. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Hot the musical is ready to offer audiences the opposite of the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 July 2022 Clothes were still folded neatly in cupboards, coats hung on pegs by front doors, and in one room, the books, pencil case, fluffy toy, unopened lollipop, and dancing competition trophy of a schoolgirl remained on her desk. Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps from English dialect lolly tongue + pop entry 2
First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing lollipop
Kids Definition
lollipop
noun
lol·li·pop
variants or lollypop
ˈlä-lē-ˌpäp
: a round piece of hard candy on the end of a stick