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blankie

blan·kie

/ˈblæŋki//ˈbleɪ̯ŋki//ˈblɛ̃ŋki/

noun

A blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.

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Meanings

nounblankie (plural blankies)

plural blankies · alternative blanky

childishinformalA blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.
They instead sought out a place of refuge, somewhere familiar with a blankie and a mug of hot cocoa.
2002 February 18, Belinda Luscombe, “Dress to De-Stress”, in Time

Origin

Shortened from blanket + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blankie

frankie cranky swanky spanky skanky Hankey banky manky janky bankie clanky dankie planky pranky stanky tanky thankee

Anagrams

Kilbane inkable

Cite this entry

APA

blankie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankie

MLA

“blankie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blankie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankie.

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