"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': 60 23 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: 19 63 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 55 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 24 50 26
  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

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