comforter
noun /ˈkʌmfətə(r)/
/ˈkʌmfərtər/
- a person or thing that makes you feel calmer or less worried
- She was hugging a pillow as a comforter.
- (North American English) a type of thick cover for a bed compare quilt
- (North American English) (also duvet British and North American English)a large cloth bag that is filled with feathers or other soft material and that you have on top of you in bed to keep yourself warm
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French comforteor, from conforter ‘to comfort’, from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’.