maisonette C2+ Topic:House & Home Also spelled maisonnette US /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ UK /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small house or a two-floor apartment with its own entrance They rented a cozy maisonette near the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small house or a... apartmentflatduplexcottagedwelling Word family Forms maisonnettes Related forms maison Etymology AI details From French maisonnette ('little house'), diminutive of maison ('house'), from Latin mansio ('a staying, dwelling'), from manere ('to remain'). maisonnette French mansio Latin manere Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # maisonette **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ ## Meanings 1. a small house or a two-floor apartment with its own entrance ## Examples - They rented a cozy maisonette near the river. ## Synonyms - apartment - flat - duplex - cottage - dwelling ## Related Forms - maison ## Roots and Affixes - Root: maisonnette - Root: mansio - Root: manere ## Etymology From French maisonnette ('little house'), diminutive of maison ('house'), from Latin mansio ('a staying, dwelling'), from manere ('to remain'). ## AI Etymology Maisonette comes from French maisonnette ('little house'), diminutive of maison ('house'), from Latin mansio ('a staying, dwelling'), from manere ('to remain'). The etymological trail includes French maisonnette, Latin mansio, Latin manere. The same word family includes maison. Its current noun use means "a small house or a two-floor apartment with its own entrance". ## Topics - House & Home markdown