English Explanatory Dictionary

security blanket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blanket that one uses to have a secure feeling or reduced anxiety, usually in the early years of life.
  2. Any object one uses to have a sense of security or reduced anxiety.

Word forms

security blanket security blankets

Etymology

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

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