Search Result for "security blanket":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

security blanket
    n 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


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "security blanket":
   aid, backing, carriage, carrying, maintenance, moral support,
   psychological support, reliance, subsidy, subvention, support,
   supportive relationship, supportive therapy, sustaining,
   sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upholding, upkeep