security blanket

noun

A blanket that provides one with a sense of security or alleviates one’s anxiety, typically during early childhood.

“That rabbit’s foot is his security blanket.”

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Meanings

nounsecurity blanket (plural security blankets)

plural security blankets

  1. literalA blanket that provides one with a sense of security or alleviates one’s anxiety, typically during early childhood.
  2. figurativelyAny object that gives one a sense of security or alleviates one’s anxiety.

    That rabbit’s foot is his security blanket.

Origin

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

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Translations

Finnish turvariepu, turvariepu
  • turvariepublanket used to produce a secure feeling
  • turvariepuany object used to produce a sense of security
German Kuscheldecke
  • Kuscheldeckeblanket used to produce a secure feeling
Swedish snuttefilt, snuttefilt
  • snuttefiltblanket used to produce a secure feeling
  • snuttefiltany object used to produce a sense of security
Thai ผ้าเน่า
  • ผ้าเน่า (pâa-nâo)blanket used to produce a secure feeling
Cite this entry
APA

security blanket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20blanket

MLA

“security blanket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20blanket. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “security blanket,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/security%20blanket.

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