security blanket
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety
Types & categories
- thing hypernym
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 2 noun
a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety
Types & categories
- blanket hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | blanket |