receiving blanket

American  

noun

1. a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.

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Etymology

Origin of receiving blanket

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Within two days of bringing home my new baby, I had ensconced her between me and my husband, wound tight enough for security in a receiving blanket.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2016

In Italy, the beatification has been receiving blanket television coverage rivaled only by that of the royal wedding in London on Friday.

From New York Times • May 1, 2011

His strange encounter with the abandoned infant left him so shaken that he brought a receiving blanket knitted by his mother to the hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive

The receiving blanket fell in a soft heap beside his chair.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

It should then be placed in a warm receiving blanket, and put in a safe place.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson