free-range

[ free-reynj ]

/ ˈfriˌreɪndʒ /

adjective

(of livestock and domestic poultry) permitted to graze or forage for grain, etc., rather than being confined to a feedlot or a small enclosure: a free-range pig.

of, relating to, or produced by free-range animals: free-range eggs.

Informal. noting or relating to a style of child rearing in which parents allow their children to move about without constant adult supervision:free-range kids;free-range parents.

Origin of free-range

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby free-range

free port, Freepost, free press, freer, free radical, free-range, free-range parenting, free reach, free reaching, free recall, free rein

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Example sentences from the Web for free-range

They have been raised like free-range chickens, and I am rather a Chinese chicken mom, which seems to make everyone happy!
Yiyun Li Takes on Evil in “Kinder Than Solitude”|Jane Ciabattari|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lenore Skenazy is a columnist at ParentDish.com and author of the book and blog, “ Free-Range Kids” (freerangekids.com).
Personal Trainers for Fat Pets|Lenore Skenazy|September 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Free-range eggs are healthier—and provide more peace of mind—than factory-farmed eggs, right?
9 Reasons to Beware Eggs|The Daily Beast|August 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
As Foer writes in Eating Animals, “I could keep a flock of hens under my sink and call them free-range.”
9 Reasons to Beware Eggs|The Daily Beast|August 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The next year he published his second book, resembling the first, called Free-Range Chickens.
Clueless for Boys|Liesl Schillinger|July 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The cattle business has been steadily on the chute—that is, the free-range business.
Cavanagh: Forest Ranger|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for free-range

free-range

adjective

mainly British kept or produced in natural nonintensive conditionsfree-range hens; free-range eggs

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	free-range
释义	free-range [ free-reynj ] / ˈfriˌreɪndʒ / adjective (of livestock and domestic poultry) permitted to graze or forage for grain, etc., rather than being confined to a feedlot or a small enclosure: a free-range pig. of, relating to, or produced by free-range animals: free-range eggs. Informal. noting or relating to a style of child rearing in which parents allow their children to move about without constant adult supervision:free-range kids;free-range parents. Origin of free-range First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby free-range free port, Freepost, free press, freer, free radical, free-range, free-range parenting, free reach, free reaching, free recall, free rein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for free-range They have been raised like free-range chickens, and I am rather a Chinese chicken mom, which seems to make everyone happy! Yiyun Li Takes on Evil in “Kinder Than Solitude”\|Jane Ciabattari\|February 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Lenore Skenazy is a columnist at ParentDish.com and author of the book and blog, “ Free-Range Kids” (freerangekids.com). Personal Trainers for Fat Pets\|Lenore Skenazy\|September 24, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Free-range eggs are healthier—and provide more peace of mind—than factory-farmed eggs, right? 9 Reasons to Beware Eggs\|The Daily Beast\|August 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST As Foer writes in Eating Animals, “I could keep a flock of hens under my sink and call them free-range.” 9 Reasons to Beware Eggs\|The Daily Beast\|August 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The next year he published his second book, resembling the first, called Free-Range Chickens. Clueless for Boys\|Liesl Schillinger\|July 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The cattle business has been steadily on the chute—that is, the free-range business. Cavanagh: Forest Ranger\|Hamlin Garland British Dictionary definitions for free-range free-range adjective mainly British kept or produced in natural nonintensive conditionsfree-range hens; free-range eggs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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