shoulder to cry on



shoulder to cry on

One who provides comfort to another during a difficult time. Janine needed a shoulder to cry on after she lost her job, so she came over to my apartment.
See also: cry, on, shoulder

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gasparo-Italian
Elixabete-Basque
GordanGOR-dahn (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Shema'yah-Biblical Hebrew
MontagueMAHN-tə-gyooEnglish (Rare)
Otylia-Polish