baby gate

American  

[bay-bee gayt] / ˈbeɪ bi ˈgeɪt /

noun

baby gates plural

1. a low barrier, often put in a doorframe or at the top or bottom of a staircase, to keep a small child in a safe area or out of danger, while still allowing adults to pass.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• baby gates
  plural

Example Sentences

Alfredo Muñoz initially said he tripped over a baby gate while holding Tilly, according to an autopsy report from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

I have taken down the baby gate she was using to trap it in our office as I constantly tripped on it, and it made me feel like I was working in a cage.

From New York Times • May 25, 2024

For one client, Storm designed a mudroom with a half-height screened pocket door that pulls out of the wall like a baby gate.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

We gave up on our trainer’s suggestion to keep him behind a baby gate while we were working elsewhere in the house.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023

Her mom had put up an old baby gate to block the stairs leading up to the bedrooms, and Paganini had been removed to safety upstairs.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser