tea and sympathy

(old-fashioned)

kindness and sympathy that you show to someone who is upset Sometimes people want practical advice and sometimes they just want tea and sympathy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Miki	mee-kee	Japanese
Ilonka	EE-lon-kaw	Hungarian
Lenka	-	Czech, Slovak
Iolo	-	Welsh
Dagny	DAHNG-nuy (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Malvolio	-	Literature