cuddler

noun

1. 1

   Someone or something cuddly, who cuddles.

2. 2

   Someone who volunteers or works in a hospital by caring for babies (by showing human touch, giving cuddles etc.)

   “1995, David Walter Adams, Eleanor J. Deveau - Beyond the Innocence of Childhood #*:At the Children's Hospital, an active cuddler's program was developed to provide stimulation for infants whose parents found it difficult to visit on a regualar basis. Cuddlers are recruited from within the hospital and the local community.”