noun
body pillow; hug pillow
A long pillow designed to be hugged while sleeping, often associated with anime or character goods.
新しい抱き枕を買ったら、よく眠れるようになった。
After I bought a new body pillow, I started sleeping better.
彼女はアニメキャラクターの抱き枕を集めている。
She collects body pillows of anime characters.
A general pillow for the head, while 抱き枕 is specifically a long pillow for hugging.
Compound of 抱き (daki, 'hugging', the continuative form of 抱く daku) and 枕 (makura, 'pillow').