1. Plural of pablum; bland, oversimplified, or insipid ideas, writing, or speech.
Usage: Often used critically to describe content lacking substance or originality.; Figurative use; derived from Pablum, a trademark for a bland infant cereal.
2. Plural of pablum; bland, soft food suitable for infants or invalids.
Usage: Literal sense; less common in modern usage.

Examples

• The politician's speech was full of pablums that failed to address real issues.
• Critics dismissed the film as pablums designed only to entertain the masses.
• The article offered nothing but pablums instead of serious analysis.
• She refused to feed her audience pablums and insisted on challenging their thinking.
• The marketing campaign relied on tired pablums about family values.
• Nutritionists recommend moving infants beyond pablums to more substantial foods.