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Definition of free-range adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

free-range

adjective
 
/ˌfriː ˈreɪndʒ/
 
/ˌfriː ˈreɪndʒ/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. connected with a system of farming in which animals are kept in natural conditions and can move around freely
    • free-range chickens
    • free-range eggs
    compare battery (5), battery farmTopics Farmingc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFree-range is used with these nouns:
    • chicken
    • egg
    • hen
    • …
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  2. connected with a way of bringing up children that gives them a lot of freedom to do things on their own
    • I wanted the kids to have a free-range childhood.
    • free-range parenting
    Topics Life stagesc2
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