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security blanket
security blanket
Something that dispels anxiety, as in I always carry my appointments calendar; it's my security blanket. This colloquial term, dating from about 1960, was at first (and still is) used for the blanket or toy or other object held by a young child to reduce anxiety.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Yessica | | ye-SEE-kah | Spanish |
| Lula | | LOO-lə | English |
| Cristina | | kree-STEE-nah (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian |
| Karsten | | KAHR-sten (Low German) | Low German, Danish, Norwegian |
| Jude (1) | | JOOD (English) | English, Biblical |
| Ravid | | - | Hebrew |