noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baby cage
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An area or domain in which a person can exercise their activities or endeavors freely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enclosure
History
Etymology
From play + pen.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَظِيرَة اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَال
— enclosure for children to play in
Arabic:
قَفَص اللَّعْب لِلْأَطْفَال
(qafaṣ al-laʕb lilʔaṭfāl)
— enclosure for children to play in
Bulgarian:
кошара
(košara)
— enclosure for children to play in
Chinese Mandarin:
嬰兒圍欄 /婴儿围栏
(yīng'ér wéilán)
— enclosure for children to play in
Chinese Mandarin:
嬰兒用圍欄 /婴儿用围栏
(yīng'ér yòng wéilán)
— enclosure for children to play in
Czech:
dětská ohrádka
— enclosure for children to play in
Danish:
kravlegård
— enclosure for children to play in
Dutch:
box
— enclosure for children to play in
Esperanto:
krablejo
— enclosure for children to play in
Finnish:
leikkikehä
— enclosure for children to play in
French:
parc à bébé
— enclosure for children to play in
French:
parc pour bébé
— enclosure for children to play in
German:
Laufgitter
— enclosure for children to play in
German:
Laufstall
— enclosure for children to play in
German:
Gehschule
— enclosure for children to play in
Greek:
πάρκο
(párko)
— enclosure for children to play in
Italian:
box
— enclosure for children to play in
Japanese:
ベビーサークル
(bebī sākuru)
— enclosure for children to play in
Japanese:
プレイペン
(pureipen)
— enclosure for children to play in
Māori:
pakokori
— enclosure for children to play in
Norwegian Bokmål:
lekegrind
— enclosure for children to play in
Norwegian Bokmål:
leikegrind
— enclosure for children to play in
Norwegian Nynorsk:
leikegrind
— enclosure for children to play in
Polish:
kojec
— enclosure for children to play in
Portuguese:
parque
— enclosure for children to play in
Portuguese:
cercado
— enclosure for children to play in
Portuguese:
chiqueirinho
— enclosure for children to play in
Russian:
мане́ж
(manéž)
— enclosure for children to play in
Russian:
де́тский мане́ж
(détskij manéž)
— enclosure for children to play in
Spanish:
parque para bebés
— enclosure for children to play in
Spanish:
corralito
— enclosure for children to play in
Swedish:
lekhage
— enclosure for children to play in
Swedish:
barnhage
— enclosure for children to play in
Ukrainian:
дитячий мане́ж
(dytjačyj manéž)
— enclosure for children to play in
Vietnamese:
cũi
— enclosure for children to play in