: a portable usually collapsible enclosure in which a baby or young child may play
called also play yard
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The human services worker found the couple's 2-year-old in a playpen converted into a cage with a dog gate lashed across the top.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The removable ceiling panel easily converts it into a playpen.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
When visitors from United Way met her recently, Myra, in her playpen, greeted them with a curious stare.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Quinton was first reported missing in early October 2022 when his mother called 911 to tell police the boy had vanished from his playpen at the family’s Georgia home.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The removable ceiling panel easily converts it into a playpen.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
When visitors from United Way met her recently, Myra, in her playpen, greeted them with a curious stare.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Quinton was first reported missing in early October 2022 when his mother called 911 to tell police the boy had vanished from his playpen at the family’s Georgia home.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Playpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playpen. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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playpen
noun
play·pen
ˈplā-ˌpen 
: a portable enclosure in which a baby or young child is placed to play
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