playpen
noun
a small enclosure, usually portable, in which a young child can play safely alone without constant supervision.
playpens
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pluralof playpen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Another bill banned the use of the chemicals in products marketed for children, including playpens and diaper pins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
To academics and critics scrabbling away in the ideological playpens constructed by the likes of Clement Greenberg, Michael Fried and Rosalind Krauss, Freud’s stubborn devotion to the possibilities of realist portraiture was vexing.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
For about three months the couple lived out of their Explorer with two playpens in the back.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
“He has equipped his therapy chambers with an array of nursery props — teddy bears, cribs, playpens, dolls, football helmets, baby rattles, security blankets — all to help adults turn the clock back.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
The solution developed by the Johns Hopkins team was to create a literal barrier between the children and the dangers of Bangladesh's many waterways - in the form of locally made wooden and plastic playpens.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2015
