n 1: commiserates with someone who has had misfortune [syn: sympathizer]
2: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and
calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer
of fears" [syn: reliever, allayer]
3: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and
stitched together [syn: quilt, puff]
4: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring]