farmhouse

B2 Topic:House & Home

Also spelled farm-house

US /ˈfɑɹmˌhaʊs/ UK /ˈfɑːmhaʊs/
noun Freq #14996

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the main house on a farm, traditionally occupied by the farmer and family

    They restored the old farmhouse while continuing to work the surrounding fields.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the main house on a farm,... farmstead housecountry house
Word family
Derived forms farmhousey
Related forms farmfarmsteadhomestead

Etymology

A transparent English compound of farm + house. Farm entered English through French from Medieval Latin firma, originally referring to a fixed payment and then to leased agricultural land; farmhouse names the dwelling attached to such land.

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