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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors..
We've imbued "natural food" with such virtuous connotations that meat supposedly raised according to the law of nature is, ipso facto, thought to be an ethically worthwhile choice. It's on this basis, I believe, that many morally concerned meat eaters justify purchasing meat from small, free-range animal farms.
free-range children
While I have not found corroboration for King's claim, Ivy and Bean series author Annie Barrows has acknowledged that there is a delicate balancing act involved in representing free-range children today
free-range parents
To correct helicopter parenting, critics have proposed slow parenting, simplicity parenting, and free-range parenting.
I think they would laugh if someone asked them whether I was a loose, free-range parent — or my husband, Jesse, for that matter. No, we’re pretty organized and pretty intense.
Use free-range when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Free-range means Of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors..
Common synonyms include unconfined, unenclosed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We've imbued "natural food" with such virtuous connotations that meat supposedly raised according to the law of nature is, ipso facto, thought to be an ethically worthwhile choice. It's on this basis, I believe, that many morally concerned meat eaters justify purchasing meat from small, free-range animal farms.
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