"free-range" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} free-range (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to animals that are allowed to roam freely): fritgående (Danish), vapaa (Finnish), szabadtartású (Hungarian), ruspante (Italian), frittgående (Norwegian Bokmål), frigående (Swedish), thả vườn (Vietnamese), đi bộ (Vietnamese), maes (Welsh), פֿרײַ פּאַשענדיק (english: fray pashendik) (Yiddish), פֿרײַ פּיקנדיק (english: fray pikndik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-free-range-en-adj-Fw12gyth Disambiguation of 'pertaining to animals that are allowed to roam freely': 59 24 17
  2. (figurative) Allowed to move about outdoors without supervision. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-free-range-en-adj-wr03CEMy Disambiguation of Agriculture: 21 58 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 56 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 59 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 65 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 68 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 58 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 59 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 20 58 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 21 60 19
  3. Relating to a hands-off parenting style in which children are allowed to go out and explore alone. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-free-range-en-adj-36gYmy-5

Alternative forms

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