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Definition of security blanket in English: security blanketnoun 1A familiar blanket or other piece of soft fabric held by a young child as a source of comfort. my daughter's three and a half and she's had a security blanket since she was a year old Example sentencesExamples - I went and got Paws, my security-bear (I never really had a security blanket, I had Paws).
- My security blanket was a pair of jeans with a Smurf on the back pocket that I wore until they were capris, much to my sister's eternal amusement.
- The group joined Project Linus, a scheme inspired by the Peanuts character who would not be seen without his security blanket.
- Phoebe's favourite character was a Tweenie doll called Fizz who went everywhere with her along with her little piece of flannelette security blanket.
- I made beds, curtains, blankets, washcloths, bath toys, wall decals, lamps, rugs, hampers, stuffed animals, security blankets and night lights.
- A good baby blanket not only helps a newborn feel secure while swaddled, but also can serve as a security blanket for years to come.
- Children love them and parents hate them: the security blanket.
- Behavioral changes include sexual acting out, aggression, problems in school, regression (e.g., return to thumb sucking, use of a security blanket), sleep disturbances, depression and eating disturbances.
- The truth is, we never really forget the feeling of comfort that old security blanket gave us against our fears, real and imagined.
- Richard H. Passman, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, initially set out to determine whether children with secure attachments to their mothers were more or less likely to have a security blanket.
- They seem to act as a form of comfort - like a grown-up equivalent of a teddy bear or security blanket.
- Make lists of items and games they want to take along (do not underestimate these items; they are the equivalent of a younger child's security blanket!).
- She had a toy rabbit, a security blanket, and her own crib, although she slept at night with her human foster parents.
- Named after the famous Peanuts cartoon strip character, Linus, who was never without his security blanket, the project donates quilts to causes including hospices and womens' refuges.
- 1.1 Something that provides reassurance, support, or a sense of security.
investors no longer see gold as a security blanket Example sentencesExamples - Music is my security blanket.
- He might not love her but you have to admit she was his security blanket.
- Her money acted as a security blanket for her.
- At their most basic, convertibles provide a sort of security blanket for investors wishing to participate in the growth of a particular company they're unsure of.
- In the end a coach is more a security blanket, someone to turn to in times of crisis.
- The backup is more of a security blanket.
- His grief focused his energies on the band, which he was later to describe as his security blanket, and out of necessity, friendships were relegated.
- Addictions are hard to let go of because, over time, they sort of act as security blankets, and it's difficult to remember what life was like without them.
- The past has always been a security blanket for Celtic fans.
- For most businesses, warehouses full of stuff are a kind of security blanket.
- Now cash is one of the few security blankets for wary CFOs.
- Whatever the choice, having a stand-by system in place is a nice security blanket that more than pays for itself when the power goes down.
- The past always has been a security blanket for Bostonians.
- Not having the phone can create a lot of anxiety, so the phone today has become our security blanket.
- Just as an added security blanket, you may want to archive your personal, precious stuff to a recordable DVD disc periodically.
- Cash has become a corporate security blanket, something executives cling to in frightening times.
- This guy uses his hair as a security blanket, hiding behind it when things aren't going his way.
2British A set of security measures or sanctions, typically imposed in order to maintain complete secrecy about something. 〈英〉(为保密而进行的)新闻检查 the size of the Regular Army is under a security blanket Example sentencesExamples - This weekend, the capital is under a tight security blanket.
- At Heathrow where there was a tight security blanket on information it was learnt that the crew were staying at the Europa Hotel.
- Despite the intense security blanket, a little has leaked out about the fate of the four survivors.
- A night-time security blanket could be thrown around the city.
- Details of the recovery operation are still subject to a security blanket so there are different accounts of what ensued.
- The investigative team used the national security blanket to keep everything under wraps.
- Interest in fusion as a source of energy was stifled in the 1940s and early 1950s by the security blanket on all nuclear work.
Definition of security blanket in US English: security blanketnounsəˈkjʊrədi ˈblæŋkətsəˈkyo͝orədē ˈblaNGkət 1A familiar blanket or other piece of soft fabric held by a young child as a source of comfort. Example sentencesExamples - They seem to act as a form of comfort - like a grown-up equivalent of a teddy bear or security blanket.
- She had a toy rabbit, a security blanket, and her own crib, although she slept at night with her human foster parents.
- Named after the famous Peanuts cartoon strip character, Linus, who was never without his security blanket, the project donates quilts to causes including hospices and womens' refuges.
- Children love them and parents hate them: the security blanket.
- Phoebe's favourite character was a Tweenie doll called Fizz who went everywhere with her along with her little piece of flannelette security blanket.
- I made beds, curtains, blankets, washcloths, bath toys, wall decals, lamps, rugs, hampers, stuffed animals, security blankets and night lights.
- The truth is, we never really forget the feeling of comfort that old security blanket gave us against our fears, real and imagined.
- I went and got Paws, my security-bear (I never really had a security blanket, I had Paws).
- Make lists of items and games they want to take along (do not underestimate these items; they are the equivalent of a younger child's security blanket!).
- Richard H. Passman, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, initially set out to determine whether children with secure attachments to their mothers were more or less likely to have a security blanket.
- Behavioral changes include sexual acting out, aggression, problems in school, regression (e.g., return to thumb sucking, use of a security blanket), sleep disturbances, depression and eating disturbances.
- My security blanket was a pair of jeans with a Smurf on the back pocket that I wore until they were capris, much to my sister's eternal amusement.
- A good baby blanket not only helps a newborn feel secure while swaddled, but also can serve as a security blanket for years to come.
- The group joined Project Linus, a scheme inspired by the Peanuts character who would not be seen without his security blanket.
- 1.1 Something that provides reassurance, support, or a sense of security.
investors no longer see gold as a security blanket Example sentencesExamples - Not having the phone can create a lot of anxiety, so the phone today has become our security blanket.
- Her money acted as a security blanket for her.
- Just as an added security blanket, you may want to archive your personal, precious stuff to a recordable DVD disc periodically.
- Addictions are hard to let go of because, over time, they sort of act as security blankets, and it's difficult to remember what life was like without them.
- Whatever the choice, having a stand-by system in place is a nice security blanket that more than pays for itself when the power goes down.
- Cash has become a corporate security blanket, something executives cling to in frightening times.
- For most businesses, warehouses full of stuff are a kind of security blanket.
- His grief focused his energies on the band, which he was later to describe as his security blanket, and out of necessity, friendships were relegated.
- In the end a coach is more a security blanket, someone to turn to in times of crisis.
- Now cash is one of the few security blankets for wary CFOs.
- The backup is more of a security blanket.
- The past has always been a security blanket for Celtic fans.
- He might not love her but you have to admit she was his security blanket.
- The past always has been a security blanket for Bostonians.
- This guy uses his hair as a security blanket, hiding behind it when things aren't going his way.
- At their most basic, convertibles provide a sort of security blanket for investors wishing to participate in the growth of a particular company they're unsure of.
- Music is my security blanket.
2British A set of security measures or sanctions, typically imposed in order to maintain complete secrecy about something. 〈英〉(为保密而进行的)新闻检查 the size of the Regular Army is under a security blanket Example sentencesExamples - This weekend, the capital is under a tight security blanket.
- Interest in fusion as a source of energy was stifled in the 1940s and early 1950s by the security blanket on all nuclear work.
- Despite the intense security blanket, a little has leaked out about the fate of the four survivors.
- Details of the recovery operation are still subject to a security blanket so there are different accounts of what ensued.
- At Heathrow where there was a tight security blanket on information it was learnt that the crew were staying at the Europa Hotel.
- A night-time security blanket could be thrown around the city.
- The investigative team used the national security blanket to keep everything under wraps.
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