transitional object

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(psychology) An object, such as a security blanket or stuffed toy, used by a young child to self-soothe and cope with separation from a parent or other attachment figure.

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The therapist suggested introducing a transitional object, like a small stuffed animal, to help the toddler handle daycare drop-offs.

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意味（1）

(psychology) An object, such as a security blanket or stuffed toy, used by a young child to self-soothe and cope with separation from a parent or other attachment figure.

It would also be many years before I learned about [ Donald Winnicott's ] primary contribution to psychoanalysis, the concept of the transitional object. Babies often make use of a special possession as they learn that they're separate from their mother. It occupies a territory between the subjective and the objective. It's not me, but not not-me, either.

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transitional objects （ plural ）