farming B1 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ UK /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #9025 Meanings 1 noun The work of growing crops and raising animals on a farm. Farming has been the main source of income in this region for centuries. 2 adj Relating to farms and agriculture. The whole family comes from a long line of farming people. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the work of growing crops... agriculturehusbandry 2 adj · relating to farms and... agrarian Word family Derived forms antifarmingaquafarmingbiofarmingelectrofarmingfarmingtonhoe-farminglandfarmingmicrofarmingnonfarmingrefarmingsharefarmingskyfarming Common collocations dairy farming Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From farm + -ing. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # farming **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 9025 ## Meanings 1. The work of growing crops and raising animals on a farm. 2. Relating to farms and agriculture. ## Examples - Farming has been the main source of income in this region for centuries. - The whole family comes from a long line of farming people. ## Derived Forms - antifarming - aquafarming - biofarming - electrofarming - farmington - hoe-farming - landfarming - microfarming - nonfarming - refarming - sharefarming - skyfarming ## Etymology From farm + -ing. ## AI Etymology Farming comes from farm + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “The work of growing crops and raising animals on a farm” and “Relating to farms and agriculture”. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown