1. Noun

   field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation

   春になると畑をほりかえして種をまきます。

2. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

   field (of specialization); sphere; area; line

   ばたけ when a suffix

3. Noun

   womb; birth; birthplace

   Colloquial

Also written 畠【はたけ】hatake