garden

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Also spelled garding and gardings

US /ˈɡɑɹd(ə)n/ UK /ˈɡɑːd(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #1741

Meanings

1

noun
An area of ground, usually next to a house, where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown.

She spends every weekend working in her garden.
2

verb
To grow and take care of plants in a garden.

I love to garden, and this year I planted tomatoes and roses.
3

adj
Ordinary; of a very common kind (informal).

It turned out to be a garden-variety cold, nothing serious.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · an area of ground, usually... yard

3 adj · ordinary; of a very common... garden variety

Word family

Forms gardenedgardens

Derived forms cardencommon-and-gardencommon-or-gardeneastgardensgarden-burgergarden-pathgarden-varietygardenablegardenaliagardenburgergardencraftgardener

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Phrases (5)

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botanical garden
a public or research garden where many kinds of plants are grown and displayed

Adjective + noun
garden trowel
a small hand tool with a pointed blade for digging and planting

Noun + noun
herb garden
a garden area used to grow herbs

Noun + noun
indoor garden
a planted area arranged inside a building

Adjective + noun
untended garden
A garden that is not being regularly cared for.

Adjective + noun

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Simplified etymology

Garden came into Middle English from Old French jardin or gardin. Its ancient root is also the ancestor of yard.

Etymology

From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu.

*gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European gardyn Middle English gardin xno *gardō frk *gardô Proto-Germanic

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Topics

House & Home Gardening & Horticulture Register & Style

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# garden

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɑɹd(ə)n/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɑːd(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 1741

## Meanings
1. An area of ground, usually next to a house, where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown.
2. To grow and take care of plants in a garden.
3. Ordinary; of a very common kind (informal).

## Examples
- She spends every weekend working in her garden.
- I love to garden, and this year I planted tomatoes and roses.
- It turned out to be a garden-variety cold, nothing serious.

## Derived Forms
- carden
- common-and-garden
- common-or-garden
- eastgardens
- garden-burger
- garden-path
- garden-variety
- gardenable
- gardenalia
- gardenburger
- gardencraft
- gardener

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰerdʰ-
- Root: gardyn
- Root: gardin
- Root: *gardō
- Root: *gardô

## Etymology
From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu.

## AI Etymology
Garden comes from Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu. In current use, the main senses are “An area of ground, usually next to a house, where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown” and “To grow and take care of plants in a garden”.

## Topics
- House & Home
- Gardening & Horticulture
- Register & Style

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