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safety pin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pin in the form of a clasp, which has a guard to cover the sharp point; used to join two pieces of fabric, etc., together temporarily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The pin of a hand grenade, which prevents accidental detonation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pin

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَبُّوس مِشْبَك (dabbūs mišbak) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Arabic: دَبُّوس أَمَان (dabbūs ʔamān) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Azerbaijani: sancaq — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Belarusian: шпі́лька (špílʹka) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Bulgarian: безопасна игла (bezopasna igla) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Catalan: imperdible — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Cebuano: alpiril — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Chinese Cantonese: 扣針 /扣针 (kau3 zam1) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安全別針 /安全别针 (ānquán biézhēn) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 別針 /别针 (biézhēn) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扣針 /扣针 (kòuzhēn) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Czech: zavírací špendlík — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Czech: sichrhajcka — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Danish: sikkerhedsnål — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Dutch: veiligheidsspeld — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Esperanto: sendanĝera pinglo — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Finnish: hakaneula — pin in the form of a clasp
  • French: épingle à nourrice — pin in the form of a clasp
  • French: épingle de sûreté — pin in the form of a clasp
  • French: imperdable — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Galician: imperdible — pin in the form of a clasp
  • German: Sicherheitsnadel — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Greek: παραμάνα (paramána) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Gujarati: ટાંકણી (ṭā̃kṇī) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Hindi: आलपीन (ālpīn) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Icelandic: næla — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Indonesian: peniti — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Italian: spilla di sicurezza — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Japanese: 安全ピン (anzen pin) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Japanese: ピン (pin) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Korean: 안전핀 (anjeonpin) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Korean: 핀 (pin) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Macedonian: безопасна (bezopasna) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Malay: pin keselamatan — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sikkerhetsnål — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Persian: سنجاق قفلی (sanjâq-qofli) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Plautdietsch: Spald — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Plautdietsch: Schlutspald — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Polish: agrafka — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Portuguese: alfinete — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Portuguese: alfinete de fralda — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Portuguese: alfinete de dama — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Portuguese: alfinete de segurança — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Portuguese: alfinete de ama — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Romanian: ac de siguranță — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Russian: англи́йская була́вка (anglíjskaja bulávka) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Russian: була́вка (bulávka) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Serbo-Croatian: башлија — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Serbo-Croatian: зихерица — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Serbo-Croatian: bašlija — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Serbo-Croatian: ziherica — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Silesian: zicherka — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Silesian: haszpa — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Spanish: imperdible — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Spanish: seguro — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Spanish: alfiler — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Spanish: gancho — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Spanish: gacilla — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Swedish: säkerhetsnål — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Tagalog: perdible — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Tausug: kayt — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Turkish: çengelli iğne — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Ukrainian: була́вка (bulávka) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Ukrainian: шпи́лька (špýlʹka) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Uzbek: bulavka — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Yiddish: אַגראַפֿקע (agrafke) — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Yup'ik: pula'avkaaq — pin in the form of a clasp
  • Finnish: sokka — pin of a hand grenade
  • Hebrew: נצרה (nitsra) — pin of a hand grenade
  • Norwegian: splint — pin of a hand grenade
  • Persian: ضامن (zâmen) — pin of a hand grenade
  • Polish: zawleczka — pin of a hand grenade
  • Russian: чека́ (čeká) — pin of a hand grenade
  • Spanish: anilla — pin of a hand grenade
  • Turkish: pim — pin of a hand grenade