playpen

P3L1A1Y4P3E1N1

noun

An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

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baby cagepen
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Meanings

nounplaypen (plural playpens)

plural playpens

  1. An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

    Synonyms: baby cage

  2. broadlyfigurativelyAn area or domain in which a person can exercise their activities or endeavors freely.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

Similar
baby cage

More synonyms by meaning

nouna portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

Similar
pen
Broader
enclosure
Also see
baby cagepen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From play + pen.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic حَظِيرَة اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَال, قَفَص اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَال
  • حَظِيرَة اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَالenclosure for children to play in
  • قَفَص اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَال (qafaṣ al-laʕb lilʔaṭfāl)enclosure for children to play in
Bulgarian кошара
  • кошара (košara)enclosure for children to play in
Chinese Mandarin 嬰兒圍欄 /婴儿围栏, 嬰兒用圍欄 /婴儿用围栏
  • 嬰兒圍欄 /婴儿围栏 (yīng'ér wéilán)enclosure for children to play in
  • 嬰兒用圍欄 /婴儿用围栏 (yīng'ér yòng wéilán)enclosure for children to play in
Czech dětská ohrádka
  • dětská ohrádkaenclosure for children to play in
Danish kravlegård
  • kravlegårdenclosure for children to play in
Dutch box
  • boxenclosure for children to play in
Esperanto krablejo
  • krablejoenclosure for children to play in
Finnish leikkikehä
  • leikkikehäenclosure for children to play in
French parc à bébé, parc pour bébé
  • parc à bébéenclosure for children to play in
  • parc pour bébéenclosure for children to play in
German Laufgitter, Laufstall
  • Laufgitterenclosure for children to play in
  • Laufstallenclosure for children to play in
  • Gehschuleenclosure for children to play in
Greek πάρκο
  • πάρκο (párko)enclosure for children to play in
Italian box
  • boxenclosure for children to play in
Japanese ベビーサークル, プレイペン
  • ベビーサークル (bebī sākuru)enclosure for children to play in
  • プレイペン (pureipen)enclosure for children to play in
Māori pakokori
  • pakokorienclosure for children to play in
Norwegian Bokmål lekegrind, leikegrind
  • lekegrindenclosure for children to play in
  • leikegrindenclosure for children to play in
Polish kojec
  • kojecenclosure for children to play in
Portuguese parque, cercado
  • parqueenclosure for children to play in
  • cercadoenclosure for children to play in
  • chiqueirinhoenclosure for children to play in
Russian мане́ж, де́тский мане́ж
  • мане́ж (manéž)enclosure for children to play in
  • де́тский мане́ж (détskij manéž)enclosure for children to play in
Spanish parque para bebés, corralito
  • parque para bebésenclosure for children to play in
  • corralitoenclosure for children to play in
Swedish lekhage, barnhage
  • lekhageenclosure for children to play in
  • barnhageenclosure for children to play in
Ukrainian дитячий мане́ж
  • дитячий мане́ж (dytjačyj manéž)enclosure for children to play in
Vietnamese cũi
  • cũienclosure for children to play in
Cite this entry
APA

playpen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playpen

MLA

“playpen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playpen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playpen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playpen.

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