baby cage

noun

A wire enclosure, often a bed, that is suspended from the window of an apartment building in order to provide the baby with access to fresh air and sunshine.

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health cageplaypen
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Meanings

nounbaby cage (plural baby cages)

plural baby cages

  1. historicalA wire enclosure, often a bed, that is suspended from the window of an apartment building in order to provide the baby with access to fresh air and sunshine.

    Synonyms: health cage

  2. rareSynonym of playpen.

    Synonyms: playpen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wire enclosure, often a bed, that is suspended from the window of an apartment building in order to provide the baby with access to fresh air and sunshine.

Similar
health cage

nounSynonym of playpen.

Similar
playpen
Also see
health cageplaypen

Origin

From baby + cage.

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APA

baby cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20cage

MLA

“baby cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20cage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby cage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20cage.

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