"body pillow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: body pillows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body pillow (plural body pillows)
  1. A long body-length pillow that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: dakimakura, Dutch wife, love pillow, bodypillow Translations (body-length pillow): 抱枕 (bàozhěn) (Chinese Mandarin), 等身抱枕 (děngshēn bàozhěn) (Chinese Mandarin), Seitenschläferkissen [neuter] (German), 抱き枕 (dakimakura) (Japanese), abrazador [masculine] (Spanish), gối ôm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-body_pillow-en-noun-kFgBm7fd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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