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

The public health and civil defense agencies of one State have planned a 1 1/2-pound emergency childbirth kit made up of basic supplies that can be carried in a 1-yard-square receiving blanket.

From Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11 by United States. Office of Civil Defense