: a portable usually collapsible enclosure in which a baby or young child may play
called also play yard
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The best playpen for many occasions and needs is the Baby Care Funzone Play Pen.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
This wooden playpen makes that task a lot easier, with its ability to make any small apartment corner or open living area a prime play space.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Fashion week, unsurprisingly, has a long history of being a billionaire’s playpen.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
The two sisters share one of the hotel beds, and most nights baby Everly wakes up in her playpen and insists on joining them.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
This wooden playpen makes that task a lot easier, with its ability to make any small apartment corner or open living area a prime play space.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Fashion week, unsurprisingly, has a long history of being a billionaire’s playpen.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
The two sisters share one of the hotel beds, and most nights baby Everly wakes up in her playpen and insists on joining them.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playpen
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“Playpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playpen. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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playpen
noun
play·pen
ˈplā-ˌpen 
: a portable enclosure in which a baby or young child is placed to play
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