comforter
(noun)
noun
1. a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
Similar word(s): sympathiser, sympathizer
Definition categories: person, communicator
2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
Similar word(s): allayer, reliever
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
3. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Similar word(s): comfort, puff, quilt
Definition categories: man–made, bedclothes, bedding
4. device used for an infant to suck or bite on
Similar word(s): pacifier
Definition categories: man–made, device