Definition of playpen
: a portable usually collapsible enclosure in which a baby or young child may play — called also
play yard
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Recent Examples of playpen from the Web
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In the early years, the couple worked 16 to 18 hours a day and kept daughter Mary Ann in a playpen in the kitchen.
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While FC Cincinnati is paying for its playpen (thank you), this stadium issue has been no more pleasant.
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Siena comes to resemble a playpen in which many of the toddlers have hairy legs and five o’clock shadows.
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Rhythm Fields was found dead in her playpen, next to the living room couch.
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Firefighters rescued the boy from a playpen near where the flames broke out.
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If the govern-ment intends to construct a thriving playpen for technological guinea pigs, the people who live there are—by one measure—receptive to it.
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But the boom in luxurious terminals that look more like playpens for adults than somewhere to fly from is spreading.
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The family’s Collinsville residence had cat feces smeared on the walls and maggots in the girls’ playpen, according to testimony from an investigator for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, reports The Tulsa World.
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First Known Use of playpen
1902
PLAYPEN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of playpen for English Language Learners
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: a structure with high sides that provides an enclosed area in which a baby or young child can play
PLAYPEN Defined for Kids
Definition of playpen for Students
: a small enclosure in which a baby is placed to play
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