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blanky

blanky

2 7.9
A child's soft blanket that gives comfort
  • noun
  • /ˈblæŋki/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : manta
  • When she feels scared, she always hugs her blanky for comfort.

Examples

  • Danielle needs her blanky.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Don't you dare follow us, or I'll tell Alexandra you still suck your thumb and sleep with Mr. Blanky.

    Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

  • You would like to have your blanky to go to sleep.

    Academic text (2013)

  • You got a blanky in the trunk you want me to grab?

    Stuber (2019)

  • l could talk to her about my early experiences: My blanky, my teddy bear, my first wet dream.

    Lianna (1983)

  • - Blanky.

    Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)

  • Grab some Kleenex, a blanky, and your favorite picture of Ron Paul, and curl up on the couch and let it all out.

    Blog text (9)

  • "I want my passy (pacifier) and my blanky."

    Academic text (2013)

  • She'd been five or so, still stuck to her blanky, when, with her mother ironing in the next room, she'd sat contentedly watching King Kong on TV.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • And Toxie, I want you to have the blanky for the baby, cause I’m a very big girl now and I don't need it.

    Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2001)

Synonyms

blanket
vsblanky
373 1.0

A large soft cloth you use on a bed to keep warm

is an informal affectionate name for a child's bed covering used for comfort
lovey
vsblanky
  • Baby Talk
4 6.8

A soft toy or blanket a child hugs for comfort

refers specifically to a child's bed covering used for comfort
Snuggie
vsblanky
  • US
3 6.4

A blanket with sleeves that you wear like a robe to keep warm at home

is an informal child's comfort name rather than a practical sleeved home garment

How Personal

security blanket
  • Baby Talk
1 3.2
blanky
  • Baby Talk
2 7.9
lovey
  • Baby Talk
4 6.8
blanket
373 1.0

Surface Forms

blanky singular
blankies plural

Morphology

blanky = blanket (transparent) = blanket + y

A familiar diminutive/affectionate formation from 'blanket' using -y/-ie; meaning (a child's blanket) is directly derived.

Etymology

Blanky is a child-friendly form of blanket, made by adding -y to make the word sound small or loving. The older word blanket came from a word that meant 'white', because blankets were once small white cloths, so blanky is a small, soft cover a child keeps for comfort.