comforter

/ˈkʌmfərdər/

/ˈkʌmfətə/

Other forms: comforters

Definitions of comforter

1. noun

   commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
   synonyms: sympathiser, sympathizer

   types:

   Job's comforter

   someone whose comfort is actually discouraging

   type of:

   communicator

   a person who communicates with others
2. noun

   a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
   synonyms: allayer, reliever

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being
3. noun

   device used for an infant to suck or bite on
   synonyms: baby's dummy, pacifier, teething ring

   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
4. noun

   bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
   synonyms: comfort, puff, quilt

   types:

   continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown

   a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

   patchwork, patchwork quilt

   a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together

   crazy quilt

   a patchwork quilt without a design

   type of:

   bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding

   coverings that are used on a bed