"comforter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌmfətə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʌmfəɹtɚ/ [US] Audio: EN-AU ck1 comforter.ogg Forms: comforters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|comfortour}} Middle English comfortour, {{der|en|xno|confortour}} Anglo-Norman confortour, {{der|en|fro|conforter}} Old French conforter Head templates: {{en-noun}} comforter (plural comforters)
  1. A person who comforts someone who is suffering. Synonyms: consoler Translations (person who comforts): утеши́тел (utešítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 保惠師 /保惠师 (bǎohuìshī) (Chinese Mandarin), lohduttaja (Finnish), consolateur (French), Tröster [masculine] (German), vigasztaló (Hungarian), consolatore [masculine] (Italian), consolatrice [feminine] (Italian), consōlātor [masculine] (Latin), pocieszyciel [masculine] (Polish), pocieszycielka [feminine] (Polish), consolador [masculine] (Portuguese), confortador [masculine] (Portuguese), утеши́тель (utešítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), утеши́тельница (utešítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian)
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  2. (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt. Tags: US Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: duvet, (continental) quilt Translations (padded cover): юрган (jurgan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), لێفە (lêfe) (Central Kurdish), 棉被 (miánbèi) (Chinese Mandarin), peite (Finnish), peitto (Finnish), talvipeitto (Finnish), untuvapeite (Finnish), täkki (Finnish), Bettdecke [feminine] (German), Plumeau [neuter] (German), Plümo [neuter] (German), πάπλωμα (páploma) [neuter] (Greek), sæng [feminine] (Icelandic), јорган (jorgan) [masculine] (Macedonian), golchóón (Navajo), lihêf (Northern Kurdish), yurẍan (Northern Kurdish), kołdra [feminine] (Polish), colcha [feminine] (Portuguese), стёганое ва́тное одея́ло (stjóganoje vátnoje odejálo) [neuter] (Russian), јорган [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), jorgan [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), yorgan (Turkish), nước xả quần áo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-comforter-en-noun-hj8OAI~a Disambiguation of Bedding: 28 42 10 20 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 42 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 3 24 Disambiguation of 'padded cover': 4 92 4 0
  3. (dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-comforter-en-noun-FVYP-fe8 Categories (other): British English
  4. (New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier. Wikidata QID: Q152596 Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Synonyms: pacifier
    Sense id: en-comforter-en-noun-en:Q152596 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 35 3 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comfortress, Job's comforter

Inflected forms

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      "word": "棉被"
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      "word": "nước xả quần áo"
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}

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