comfort blanket
noun/ˈkʌmfət blæŋkɪt/
/ˈkʌmfərt blæŋkɪt/
(British English) (also security blanket British and North American English)
- a blanket or other object that a child holds in order to feel safe
- You can't use food as a comfort blanket.
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