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farmhouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɑːmhaus/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From farm + house.

Meanings

  1. (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:
  2. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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)