Meaning

2 senses
  1. (historical)A wire enclosure, often a bed, that is suspended from the window of an apartment building in order to provide the baby with access to fresh air and sunshine.

  2. (rare)Synonym of playpen.

Origin

From baby + cage.

From baby + cage.

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Forms

plural: baby cages
Singularbaby cage
Pluralbaby cages

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
A wire enclosure, often a bed, that is suspended from…:health cage
(rare)Synonym of playpen:playpen

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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