[
US
/ˈpɫeɪˌpɛn/
]
[ UK /plˈeɪpən/ ]
[ UK /plˈeɪpən/ ]
NOUN
- a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
How To Use playpen In A Sentence
- Verity, in her high heels and straight skirt, tripped over the blocks Ben had thrown out of his playpen.
- My kitchen sink view is to the north, up the hill that crests our property, to a small apple orchard and the run my husband put up for our dogs (we call it their "playpen" and whenever they hear that word, they go crazy!) Posy
- Mesh netting of playpens should always be in the upright position.
- Sasha laid his new sister carefully in the playpen that had been erected in the corner of the living room.
- Our 'playpen' consisted of the odd comic strip, the novelisations, some vaguely surreal annuals, those Viewmaster slides, a Gareth Hunt doll and some stories that literally unfolded on chocolate wrappers. Behind the Sofa - The Collaborative Doctor Who Blog
- Keep high chairs, chairs, and playpens away from stoves and counters.
- `If it isn't our hostess at last, and where's that man of yours - still in the playpen ? THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
- Over the years, playpens, portable cribs and play yards have evolved into virtually identical products.
- K--- will ask her while she is in the playpen, "J--- give me the plastic egg," or "J-- give me the keys," and niece #2 will know what object she is referring to and give it to her. Archive 2008-04-06
- For toddlers you may want to bring a playpen to keep baby safe.