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safe space

American  

[sayf spays] / ˈseɪf ˈspeɪs /

noun

1. a place that provides a physically and emotionally safe environment for a person or group of people, especially a place where people can freely express themselves without fear of prejudice, negative judgment, etc..

   a safe space for single moms to share their experiences.

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Usage

What does safe space mean? A safe space is a physical or metaphorical place for people, usually of marginalized identities, to feel free of judgment or harm

Etymology

Origin of safe space

First recorded in 2005–10

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safe space

“There is no safe space in our community now,” Oleksandr Honcharenko, the head of the city’s military administration, said last month, urging residents to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"We talk every day. She's still my safe space," she adds.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Hannah said gardening offered a "safe space" to "take control of your little space of land or your balcony or your pots in the kitchen or whatever you're able to have".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

For so many of us, she was the first safe space that we knew in our own culture.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

I was looking for a safe space where I could be social but I didn’t want “being social” to involve anything that would compromise my faith.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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