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Noun: security blanket
  1. Anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety
     
  2. A blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
    - blanky [informal], blankie [informal]

Derived forms: security blankets

Type of: blanket, cover, thing

Encyclopedia: Security blanket