farmhouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɑːmhaus/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From farm + house.
Meanings
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(qualifier:traditionally and archetypally) A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus: ▸ A farmer's residence.
No farm-house goes on well without there is a Nis in it, and well is it for the maids and the men when they are in favour with him.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 222:
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A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus: ▸ A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
The couple live in a renovated farmhouse that was once the hub of a 300-acre farm.
Since the farm's redevelopment into mixed commercial and residential space, the farmhouse has served as a community center.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| farm house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| farmhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| farm-house | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
farmhouse sink · farmhouse loaf · farmhousey
Translations (25)
gl casa (farmer's residence) · el αγροικία (farmer's residence) · fi maalaistalo (farmer's residence) · da bondehus (farmer's residence) · sco fermhoose (farmer's residence) · fi maatalo (farmer's residence) · nn våningshus (farmer's residence) · gl casal (farmer's residence) · grc βᾶρις (farmer's residence) · la colōnica (farmer's residence) · cy ffermdy (farmer's residence) · vo farmadom (farmer's residence) · tr çiftlik evi (farmer's residence) · it casale (farmer's residence) · de Bauernhaus (farmer's residence) · it casa colonica (farmer's residence) · fr fermette (farmer's residence) · de Farmhaus (farmer's residence) · kw chi-tiek (farmer's residence) · da stuehus (farmer's residence) · es alquería (farmer's residence) · nds-de Buernhuus (farmer's residence) · kix lūap (farmer's residence) · it casolare (farmer's residence) · nb våningshus (farmer's residence)