farming

B1 Topic:Animals

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... agriculture husbandry

2 adj · relating to farms and... agrarian

Word family

Derived forms antifarmingaquafarmingbiofarmingelectrofarmingfarmingtonhoe-farminglandfarmingmicrofarmingnonfarmingrefarmingsharefarmingskyfarming

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Phrases (1)

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dairy farming
the business of keeping animals to produce milk

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From farm + -ing.

Topics

Animals

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