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What is the difference between blankie and blanket?

blankie | blanket |

Blankie is a derived term of blanket.


As nouns the difference between blankie and blanket

is that blankie is (informal) a blanket, especially one used as a security blanket while blanket is a cloth, usually large, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

As a adjective blanket is

in general; covering or encompassing everything.

As a verb blanket is

to cover with, or as if with, a blanket.

blankie

English

Alternative forms

* blanky

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A blanket, especially one used as a security blanket.
  • * 2002 , Belinda Luscombe, " Dress to De-Stress," Time , 18 Feb.,
    • They instead sought out a place of refuge, somewhere familiar with a blankie and a mug of hot cocoa.

    blanket

    English

    (wikipedia blanket)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
    • The baby was cold, so his mother put a blanket over him.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • The little boys in the front bedroom had thrown off their blankets and lay under the sheets.
  • A layer of anything.
    • The city woke under a thick blanket of fog.
  • A thick rubber mat used in the offset printing process to transfer ink from the plate to the paper being printed.
    • A press operator must carefully wash the blanket whenever changing a plate.
  • A streak or layer of blubber in whales.

    • Derived terms

    * blankie, blanky * security blanket * smallpox blanket * wet blanket

    Adjective

    (-)
  • In general; covering or encompassing everything.
    • They sought to create a blanket solution for all situations.
    a blanket ban

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll blanket my loins.
    A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.
  • * 1884 : (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Chapter VIII
    • I see the moon go off watch, and the darkness begin to blanket the river.
  • To traverse or complete thoroughly.
    • The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood.
  • To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall.
  • To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.