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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French cunforter, comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly, from [[Latin]] com- + fortis strong | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French cunforter, comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly, from [[Latin]] com- + fortis strong |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : to give [[strength]] and [[hope]] to : cheer | | *1 : to give [[strength]] and [[hope]] to : cheer |
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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Comfort''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Comfort '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Comfort''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Comfort '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| A comfort object is an item used to provide [[psychological]] '''comfort''', especially in unusual or [[unique]] situations, or at bedtime for small [[children]]. Among toddlers, comfort objects may take the form of a blanket, a stuffed [[animal]], or a favorite toy, and may be referred to by the terms blankey and lovey. | | A comfort object is an item used to provide [[psychological]] '''comfort''', especially in unusual or [[unique]] situations, or at bedtime for small [[children]]. Among toddlers, comfort objects may take the form of a blanket, a stuffed [[animal]], or a favorite toy, and may be referred to by the terms blankey and lovey. |
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| Stuffed animals may be given by [[emergency]] [[medical]] services workers, police, and others to [[victims]] of [[disasters]] such as fires and [[crime]]. After the [[911|September 11]] [[attack]]s, writes Marita Sturken in Tourists of History, "the Oklahoma City National Memorial sent six hundred teddy bears and then the state of Oklahoma sent sixty thousand stuffed [[animals]] to New York, which were [[distributed]] to [[children]] in schools affected by 9/11, [[family]] [[support]] [[organizations]], and New York fire stations." | | Stuffed animals may be given by [[emergency]] [[medical]] services workers, police, and others to [[victims]] of [[disasters]] such as fires and [[crime]]. After the [[911|September 11]] [[attack]]s, writes Marita Sturken in Tourists of History, "the Oklahoma City National Memorial sent six hundred teddy bears and then the state of Oklahoma sent sixty thousand stuffed [[animals]] to New York, which were [[distributed]] to [[children]] in schools affected by 9/11, [[family]] [[support]] [[organizations]], and New York fire stations." |
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− | Closely [[related]] to the [[concept]] of a comfort object is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_blanket security blanket], a term made famous by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Schulz Charles Schulz] in his comic strip [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts Peanuts], in which the character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_van_Pelt Linus] was almost always seen with his blanket in hand. | + | Closely [[related]] to the [[concept]] of a comfort object is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_blanket security blanket], a term made famous by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Schulz Charles Schulz] in his comic strip [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts Peanuts], in which the character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_van_Pelt Linus] was almost always seen with his blanket in hand. |
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| [[Category: Psychology]] | | [[Category: Psychology]] |