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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
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[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]
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*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
 
*2 : to ease the [[grief]] or trouble of : console
 
*2 : to ease the [[grief]] or trouble of : console
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<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."
  
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.
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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.
  
 
[[Category: Psychology]]
 
[[Category: Psychology]]

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Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunforter, comforter, from Late Latin confortare to strengthen greatly, from Latin com- + fortis strong

Definitions

  • 1 : to give strength and hope to : cheer
  • 2 : to ease the grief or trouble of : console


For lessons on the topic of Comfort, follow this link.

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.

Adults may also use comfort objects. In a 2008 study, the Sony AIBO robotic pet was found to decrease loneliness in the elderly in nursing homes.

Stuffed animals may be given by emergency medical services workers, police, and others to victims of disasters such as fires and crime. After the September 11 attacks, 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."

Closely related to the concept of a comfort object is a security blanket, a term made famous by Charles Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts, in which the character Linus was almost always seen with his blanket in hand.