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Security Blanket

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Noun

1. security blanket

anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety

2. security blanket

a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Security Blanket

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noun
1. 
a policy of temporary secrecy by police or those in charge of security, in order to protect a person, place, etc, threatened with danger, from further risk
2. 
a baby's blanket, soft toy, etc, to which a baby or young child becomes very attached, using it as a comforter
3. informal
anything used or thought of as providing reassurance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Security Blanket

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1. 
a small blanket or other soft cloth, as clutched or stroked by a child for the feeling of comfort and security it affords
2. 
anything that gives a person a sense of safety or freedom from anxiety

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Security Blanket

see synonyms of security blanket
n.
1. A blanket carried by a child to reduce anxiety.
2. Informal Something that dispels anxiety.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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