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PLAYPEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does playpen mean?
• PLAYPEN (noun)
The noun PLAYPEN has 1 sense:
1. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
Familiarity information: PLAYPEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pen; playpen
Hypernyms ("playpen" is a kind of...):
enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)
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