ˈkʌm.fət ˈkʌm.fɚt kʌmˈfɔɹt ˈkʌmfətə ˈkʌmfəɹtəɹ ˈpæsɪfaɪɚ ˈpæsɪfaɪə kwɪlt device used for an infant to suck or bite on bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies a reliever of anxiety an allayer of fears a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune