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My first playpen was a cardboard box.
Michael Lee-Chin

Meaning of "playpen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAYPEN

playpen  [ˈpleɪˌpɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAYPEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Playpen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAYPEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Playpen

A playpen is a piece of furniture in which an infant or young toddler is placed to prevent self-harm when her/his parent or guardian is occupied or away. The earliest use of the word "playpen" cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is 1902.

Definition of playpen in the English dictionary

The definition of playpen in the dictionary is a small enclosure, usually portable, in which a young child can be left to play in safety.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAYPEN


autopen
ˈɔːtəʊˌpɛn
bullpen
ˈbʊlˌpɛn
fibre-tip
ˈfaɪbəˌtɪp pɛn
mispen
ˌmɪsˈpɛn
pen
pɛn
Penn
pɛn
pigpen
ˈpɪɡˌpɛn
unpen
ʌnˈpɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAYPEN

playing
playing card
playing field
playleader
playless
playlet
playlist
playmaker
playmaking
playmate
playroom
playschool
playsome
PlayStation
playsuit
plaything
playtime
playwear
playwright
playwriting

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAYPEN

Antwerpen
aspen
ballpoint pen
come into the open
copen
dampen
deepen
drawing pen
fountain pen
happen
keep an eye open
lippen
open
reopen
sharpen
tapen
the open
the pen
wide open
wide-open

Synonyms and antonyms of playpen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «playpen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAYPEN

Find out the translation of playpen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of playpen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «playpen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

婴儿围栏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parque infantil
570 millions of speakers

English

playpen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

playpen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روضة للأطفال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

манеж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cercadinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লে-পেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parc pour bébé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Playpen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laufstall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベビーサークル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

놀이 틀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Playpen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

playpen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Playpen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लेपेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuk bahçesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

box per bambini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kojec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

манеж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țarc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρκοκρέβατο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speelplek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lekhage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lekegrind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of playpen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAYPEN»

The term «playpen» is regularly used and occupies the 63.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAYPEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about playpen

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QUOTES WITH «PLAYPEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word playpen.
1
Michael Lee-Chin
My first playpen was a cardboard box.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAYPEN»

Discover the use of playpen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to playpen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Who's Watching the Playpen
This book is designed to give parents information needed in order to stand guard over the souls of their children. The greatest deterrent to a child molester is the presence of a well-informed parent.
David Benoit, 1995
2
Designing Digital Experiences for Positive Youth ...
Offering a fresh perspective that bridges digital media and youth development models, this book will be an important resource for educators, policy makers, mental health professionals, as well as researchers interested in child development, ...
Marina Umaschi Bers, 2012
3
Piglet in a Playpen
Mandy, the daughter of two veterinarians, hopes to save an undersized piglet from destruction by turning her into a prize-winning pig.
Ben M. Baglio, 1999
4
The Masochistic Playpen
Brook Ziporyn. murder I committed for pay, for example, seemed to inspire his childish delight, like a young boy at his first baseball game. I had been sickened by the event, haunted unaccountably by the resistance offered to my knife by the  ...
Brook Ziporyn, 2001
5
Dog Training For Dummies
Using. a. Crate: A. Playpen. for. Your. Puppy. When Jim and Laura went to pick up their puppy, the breeder asked them what they thought was a peculiar question. “When you were raising your children, did ...
Jack Volhard, Wendy Volhard, 2011
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The Playpen
Howard Peters is a kind family oriented man who just wants to live a normal life and forget about the amulet. The story comes to a climax when the two halves of the amulet are finally brought together after over twenty five years.
Sidney Waggoner, 2010
7
The Everything German Shepherd Book: A Complete Guide to ...
Using a Puppy Playpen For puppies, placing the crate in a large puppy playpen can be the perfect second step in housetraining. The pen gives a puppy more space to play in but doesn't give her too much room. If you do use a playpen, here ...
Joan Hustace Walker, 2005
8
From Playpen to Podium
How to help your children develop the communication skills they need to succeed.
Jeff Myers, 1997
9
You Can Program in C++: A Programmer's Introduction
fgw::playpen is an (object) type from my library. Objects of this type are used to manage the display provided by the Playpen window. There is only a single Playpen window but many objects can manage it. For now, we will only have a single ...
Francis Glassborow, 2006
10
John Rosemond's New Parent Power!
Used wisely and sparingly, a playpen can perform a service for parents and provide baby with a safe place to play. If misused, however, a playpen can be an obstacle to normal development. When left unattended in playpens for long periods, ...
John Rosemond, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAYPEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term playpen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lessons from the drug raid that burned a Georgia toddler
During that raid, one deputy blindly deployed a flash grenade that landed in a playpen, critically injuring a toddler. From CNN: In May 2014 ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
DJ: Castellini lamented Cueto's pending departure before the All …
... faced the reality of today's baseball economics: a homegrown star who'd financially outgrown his playpen. Cueto's name went unmentioned, ... «WCPO, Jul 15»
3
VIDEO: The healing of horses: Equine therapy program in Bemidji …
"This is our playpen," Morlan said, and pointed to an arena sunk into the base of a hill. Inside, swishing their tails and leaving hoofprints in the ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
Trump is the poison his party concocted — Timothy Egan
JULY 27 — The adults patrolling the playpen of Republican politics are appalled that we've become a society where it's OK to make fun of ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
5
4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 7/27/15
However, that Rockies' team, despite playing half its games in baseball's playpen of delight, ranks 26th in wOBA against left-handed pitchers. «numberFire, Jul 15»
6
Need to cancel playpen order
Q: A few days ago, I went to a baby shop to buy a playpen. The model I liked was out of stock but the salesperson said that new stock would ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
7
Indiana man reaches 2nd plea deal in child neglect case; home had …
The couple's twin 14-month-old daughters were found in a urine-soaked playpen and one girl had a skull fracture. Their siblings ages 2 and 3 ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
8
Party Puppies for Hire
Most of their business is in children's parties, where the puppies and kids sit in a playpen after being taught proper petting technique. I'm glad ... «The Bark, Jul 15»
9
Lopey: Officers in Graham shooting followed policy on use of force
Matthew Graham reported her missing at 5:26 a.m. on July 2 from her playpen at his home in Happy Valley. The Shasta sheriff's office has said ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»
10
Thursday stocks wobbly, as China, health mergers hit news
But since those Chinese markets are now such a huge financial playpen, the recent actions over there are putting a damper on trading ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»

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