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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The baby, 7-month-old Pasquale, was in the kitchen in a playpen, and the first to be rescued around 4 a.m., seven hours after the quake struck.
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Essayists and therapists, poets and egotists, madmen and dreamers come together in this antic playpen of lacerating lust and insufferable sentiment.
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The baby's playpen was about 5 feet away from the SUV's path.
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The baby's playpen was about 5 feet (1 meter) away from the SUV's path.
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But beyond the white noise of those commercial playpens, there is a wide net of far-flung festivities that feel effortlessly offbeat and culturally necessary in today’s uncertain world.
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The show began with rappers shouting out about the state of British politics from a colorful children’s playpen at the bottom of the runway.
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Tyrrell had told investigators that he had spanked and put Adrian in timeout in his playpen on March 17, 2015, because the boy would not eat his lunch.
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A 29-year-old woman is in jail after lawmen found drugs being used in her home with a baby in a nearby playpen.
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First Known Use of playpen
1902
PLAYPEN Defined for English Language Learners
playpen
play
noun
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
playpen
play
noun
play·pen
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ˈplā-ˌpen
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Definition of playpen for Students
:a small enclosure in which a baby is placed to play
Learn More about playpen
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See words that rhyme with playpen Spanish Central: Translation of playpen Nglish: Translation of playpen for Spanish speakers
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