comforter

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English comfortour et al, from Anglo-Norman confortour, from Old French conforter. See comfort. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmfətə/, [ˈkʰʌɱfətʰə] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmfɚtɚ/, [ˈkʰʌɱfɚɾɚ] (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɐ̞mfətə/, [ˈkʰɐ̞ɱfəɾə] Hyphenation: com‧for‧ter === Noun === comforter (plural comforters) A person who comforts someone who is suffering. Synonym: consoler (US) A padded cover for a bed, duvet, continental quilt. Synonyms: duvet, (continental) quilt (dated, chiefly UK) A woollen scarf for winter. (New Zealand, Australia) A pacifier. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pacifier ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === recomfort