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blankie, n. nursery and colloq. (chiefly N. Amer.).
Brit. |ˈblaŋki|, U.S. |ˈblæŋki|
Forms: 19– blankey, 19– blankie, 19– blanky
[‹ blank- (in blanket n.) + -y suffix6.]
A blanket, esp. a child's security blanket.
1921L. W. Kline & C. J. France in G. S. Hall Aspects Child Life & Educ. 257 Had a little blanket she would not go to sleep without. She always cried ‘My blankie, my blankie,’ till she got it. 1946F. M. Teagarden Child Psychol. for Professional Workers vi. 206 The other boys would make fun of him and his ‘blankie’. 1992USA Today (Nexis) 3 Aug. 2 b, Some frequent travelers cope with the stress by bringing along their old blanky or Teddy. 2002A. Cumming Tommy's Tale (2004) 161, I felt woozy with all the comfort:..being at home, on the sofa, under a blankie. |