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stairgate en · NOUN

Etymology

From stair + gate.

Meanings

1. A gate fitted across a domestic staircase to prevent young children from climbing the stairs, or falling down them.
   • There should be a stairgate and the door to the garden should be secured so that children cannot get out unsupervised[…] 1991, “The Children Act: Guidance and Regulations”, in Health, Department:
   • Perhaps she has to buy a new stairgate, fireguard, or fit in a lamp. This may be a big dip in her purse, but in this financial comparison it is trivial. 1979, Brian Jackson, Sonia Jackson, Childminder: A Study in Action Research:
   • At this point you realise that you're also on edge because the kids don't know this house, and the eldest might be sleepwalking and there are no stairgates[…] 2004, Richard Hallows, Full Time Father, page 46:

Forms

Synonyms

baby gate

Translations (2)

nn trappegrind (safety gate) · nb trappegrind (safety gate)