Security Blanket Definition

noun
A small blanket or other soft cloth, as clutched or stroked by a child for the feeling of comfort and security it affords.
Webster's New World
Anything that gives a person a sense of safety or freedom from anxiety.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Security Blanket

Noun

Singular:
security blanket
Plural:
security-blankets

Origin of Security Blanket

  • From Linus van Pelt's security blanket in Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts

    From Wiktionary

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