SECURITY BLANKET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("security blanket" is a kind of...):

blanket; cover (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)

Meaning:

Anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("security blanket" is a kind of...):

thing (an entity that is not named specifically)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)