body pillow

noun

: a large, elongated pillow used to support the body especially during sleep

There also are body pillows for side sleepers so they can place part of the pillow between their legs and better align their spine.

—Nzong Xiong, News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 27 Dec. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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