: 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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Rome could be seen drinking from a blue sippy cup, snuggled in between his parents.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Just keep in mind that, other than the presence of Kristen Wiig, there’s precious little on offer for anyone who doesn’t drink beverages from a sippy cup.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Straw sippy cup: Straw sippy cups have soft, flexible straws that withstand some gnawing.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
In the video, which had already garnered more than 1.3 million likes by Friday afternoon, the conservative activist sits at a table with their young daughter, playfully explaining Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion using her sippy cup and a pair of sunglasses.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Just keep in mind that, other than the presence of Kristen Wiig, there’s precious little on offer for anyone who doesn’t drink beverages from a sippy cup.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Straw sippy cup: Straw sippy cups have soft, flexible straws that withstand some gnawing.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
In the video, which had already garnered more than 1.3 million likes by Friday afternoon, the conservative activist sits at a table with their young daughter, playfully explaining Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion using her sippy cup and a pair of sunglasses.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sippy cup
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“Sippy cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sippy%20cup. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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