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security blanket

Noun

Meaning

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

anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety

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A man cannot tell whether a woman is in love with him or his security blanket until she is financially and psychologically independent enough to leave. Until a woman has learned how to leave, even she cannot be sure she has learned to love. Warren Farrell

Black men, Indian men, and gay men have all have something in common: They do not provide an economic security blanket for women. Warren Farrell

Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket. Marge Piercy

Long hair is a security blanket for me. I cut it short a few years ago and I really never want to do that again. When I do cut it, I cut it myself. Alanis Morissette

Paranoia is a security blanket, a massive security blanket. Alan Moore

Music is like my security blanket. Yoko Ono

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