security blanket Meaning of "security blanket"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety
  2. (n) a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety

Usage(s):

  1. I was a security blanket on the set, not because of shot selections.
  2. Cut loose from the security blanket of the state, they continue to provide by any means possible.
  3. Ito usually brought a girlfriend along as a security blanket.
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