Comfort object
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A comfort object, more formally a transitional object or attachment object, is an item used to provide psychological comfort, especially in unusual or unique situations, or at bedtime for children. Am
Several bedtime comfort objects for a child in 1943
Pacifier
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A pacifier is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple substitute given to an infant and toddler to suckle on between feedings to quiet their distress by satisfying the need to suck when they do not need
Comfort object
…the incidence of infants' attachment to inanimate objects and perhaps the choice of attachment objects. Common comfort objects used by humans include: pacifiers; weighted blankets; worry beads; and good luck charms. In Japan, pillows are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects". Using crib cards…
Multiple piece pacifier (blue)
Single piece pacifier (pink)
Baby comforter design, 1900
Albrecht Dürer, Madonna with the Siskin, 1506