comforter
Meaning
- A person who comforts someone who is suffering.
- (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt.
- (UK, dated) A woollen scarf for winter.
- (Australia, New-Zealand) A pacifier.
Synonyms
baby’s dummy
holy spirit
child’s pacifier
Translations
consolatore
edredón
couette
Schnuller
colcha
fopspeen
πάπλωμαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʌmfətə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort.
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