Also spelled farm-house
noun
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Meanings
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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.
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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.