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 and of garth. 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. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród).
Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Common, ordinary, domesticated.
In that case, the thing was mere plain or garden robbery. 1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys:
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 and of garth. 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. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród).
Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)).
Meanings
An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
Maybe, I don't really wanna know / How your garden grows / 'Cause I just wanna fly 1994, Noel Gallagher, “Live Forever”, in Definitely Maybe, performed by Oasis:
flower garden; herb garden; rose garden; vegetable garden
[…] I ſuppoſe the North ſide of the water to be the beſt ſide for your garden, that it may haue the comfort of the South Sunne to lye vpon it and face it, and the dwelling houſe to bee aboue it, to defend the cold windes and froſts both from your herbes, and flowers, and early fruits. 1629, John Parkinson, “The Situation of a Garden of Pleasure, with the Nature of Soyles, and How to Amend the Defects that are in Many Sorts of Situations and Grounds”, in Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris. […], London: […] Hvmfrey Lownes and Robert Yovng […], →OCLC, page 1:
(in-plural) An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. ▸ Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.
(attributive) An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. ▸ Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.
garden party; garden path; garden spade
The garden parties of pre-1914 were something to be remembered. Everyone was dressed up to the nines, high-heeled shoes, muslin frocks with blue sashes, large leghorn hats with drooping roses. There were lovely ices […] with every kind of cream cake, of sandwich, of éclair, and peaches, muscat grapes, and nectarines. 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 5, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
(broadly) An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. ▸ An ornamental garden featuring plants and other features to attract, house, conserve, benefit and/or display certain animals.
butterfly garden; wild bird garden
(Appalachia, Ireland, New-York-City, UK) The grounds at the front or back of a house.
Our garden is overgrown with weeds.
We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.
This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.
(in-plural, used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.
32 Windsor Gardens.
The twentieth Lenormand card.
(figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.
Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family. 1965, Charles McDowell, Campaign Fever: The National Folk Festival, from New Hampshire to November, 1964, Morrow, page 11:
(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
N.B. From a commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c. 950 BC; book footnotes are shown here within brackets. Many scholars disagree with this Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of the word's usage in 1995 rather than the intended meaning of Biblical Hebrew גַּן (gan) in 950 BC.
Blow on my garden [speaking of her genitalia], so the spices of it may flow out. Let my Beloved come into His garden [her pubic area] and eat His pleasant fruits. 1995, Lee Tyler, Biblical Sexual Morality and What About Pornography? viewed at etext.org on 9 May 2006
c. 2004, Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at haircaredownthere.com on 9 May 2006 -
Primping and pruning the secret garden might seem like a totally 21st century concept, but the fact is women have gotten into below-the-belt grooming since before the Bronze Age.
pubic hair (the pubic hair) · public garden (gardens with public access) · yard (grounds at the front or back of a house) · park (gardens with public access)
Translations (458)
egy V28-O34:Q3-N24 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sd باغُ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hu kert (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ckb باخ (gardens with public access) · as বাগান (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtgign (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · gl xardín (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · zh хуайүан (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ta பூங்கா (gardens with public access) · ota باغچه (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · zza baqse (gardens with public access) · fa مویِ زَهار (slang: the pubic hair) · de Garten (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · clt diedung (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru волосня́ (slang: the pubic hair) · de Gartn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tr ön bahçe (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ka ბოსტანი (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fa بوسْتان (gardens with public access) · ta கடி (gardens with public access) · sh ба́шча (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh vȑt (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr baxçe (grounds at the front or back of a house) · tg боғча (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pt jardim (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pl działka (grounds at the front or back of a house) · xkz ལེང (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hsb zahrodka (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fa پارْک (gardens with public access) · de Garte (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · wuu 花園 /花园 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es parterre (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · be сад (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sa उद्यान (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ms taman (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ms kebun (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · aqc багъ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · te ఉద్యానవనం (gardens with public access) · af agterplaas (grounds at the front or back of a house) · rue загорода (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtgign (grounds at the front or back of a house) · hi बाड़ी (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tl hardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 庭 (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fa بوسْتان (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · cs zahrada (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fi puutarha (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ti ጀርዲን (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 花園 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · jv taman (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh по̀вртња̄к (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kaw kĕbwan (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · wa corti (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · uga 𐎂𐎐 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ar حَدِيقَة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · cs zahrada (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sv trädgård (grounds at the front or back of a house) · am አጸድ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · si වත්ත (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ur باغ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · za suen (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sk záhrada (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ar حديقة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ce баьш (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kea jardin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sw bustani (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb hageanlegg (gardens with public access) · be агаро́д (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · fy tún (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ckb بێستان (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · hu veteményeskert (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · pl sad (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ba баҡса (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ckb باخچە (gardens with public access) · lv parks (gardens with public access) · fa بُسْتان (gardens with public access) · it giardino (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fi puutarha (gardens with public access) · hi बगिया (grounds at the front or back of a house) · rap kona tiare (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ca jardí (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tkl fātoaga (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi उद्यान (gardens with public access) · zh 花園 /花园 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sk záhradka (gardens with public access) · kmr dermal (grounds at the front or back of a house) · lo ສວນ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · arc גִּנָּא (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tk bag (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh посадњак (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kea jardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · dar анхъ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · eo gazono (grounds at the front or back of a house) · an chardín (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · os бӕласдон (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh sadnjak (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mww vaj (gardens with public access) · os цӕхӕрадон (grounds at the front or back of a house) · la pōmārium (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · af tuin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · da have (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · dsb zagroda (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · vec jardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru бахча́ (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ar جنينة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · eu lorategi (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · la viridārium (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · my ဥယျာဉ် (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fa بُسْتان (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · kea jardin (gardens with public access) · hy զբոսայգի (gardens with public access) · mww vaj (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ro iarbă (slang: the pubic hair) · nl park (gardens with public access) · mn цэцэрлэг (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nrf gardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · stq Tuun (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kl naatsiivik (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ki mũgũnda (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · ru сад (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 広場 (gardens with public access) · hu udvar (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ga gairdín (grounds at the front or back of a house) · az bostan (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · cy gardd (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · vo härbatagad (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · ar جردة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mww vaj (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · es felpudo (slang: the pubic hair) · ar جنينة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nrf gardîn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb park (gardens with public access) · km សួន (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nv dáʼákʼeh (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 庭 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es jardines (gardens with public access) · it foresta (slang: the pubic hair) · wa djårdén (gardens with public access) · ceb hardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 野菜畑 (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sq kopsht (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fur zardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · izh tarha (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ml ഉദ്യാനം (gardens with public access) · txb werpiśke (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr bax (grounds at the front or back of a house) · nn hageanlegg (gardens with public access) · ga gairdín (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · zza boston (diq) (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · de Garten (grounds at the front or back of a house) · lv dārzs (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nci xōchichināncalli (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtgegn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ro grădină (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr baxçe (gardens with public access) · ban kebon (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru парк (gardens with public access) · fa پالیز (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pdt Goaden (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es jardín (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · de Gartn (gardens with public access) · ro grădină (grounds at the front or back of a house) · khb ᦷᦉᧃ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kaw taman (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · lt sodas (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ro parc (gardens with public access) · lt parkas (gardens with public access) · pl ogród (gardens with public access) · kmr bîstan (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · ca jardí (gardens with public access) · yai боғ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb hage (grounds at the front or back of a house) · et aed (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ota فردوس (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtgin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · yi גאָרטן (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · te ఉద్యానవనము (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ka ბაღი (gardens with public access) · az bağ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · yue 花園 /花园 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ca parc (gardens with public access) · et aed (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tr bostan (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · hu virágoskert (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kk бау (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · csb ògard (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sl vrt (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · eo ĝardeno (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hy այգի (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ro curte (grounds at the front or back of a house) · kn ತೋಟ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · lmy oma (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bg парк (gardens with public access) · et park (gardens with public access) · tr arkabahçe (grounds at the front or back of a house) · gl parque (gardens with public access) · zdj ɓustani (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 菜園 (grounds at the front or back of a house) · az bağça (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ko 정원 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · my ဥယျာဉ် (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pl ogród (grounds at the front or back of a house) · cdo 花園 /花园 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · my ပန်းခြံ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ht jaden (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · vi vườn rau (grounds at the front or back of a house) · scn jardinu (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bxd pɛ̃³¹ kʰjɛ̃⁵⁵ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru огоро́д (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · izh tarha (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · vo gad (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ga garraí (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru сад (grounds at the front or back of a house) · arc גַּנָּא (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ps بڼ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tly boğ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ltg duorzs (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kne galdin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · de Garten (gardens with public access) · es hortaliza (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · mk градина (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sh vrtnjak (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · dsb gumno (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hil hardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ttt bağ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · cu садъ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ki mũgũnda (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pa ਬਗੀਚਾ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pcd gardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi वाटिका (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · rsk заграда (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es pensil (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sl vrt (grounds at the front or back of a house) · pl łoniaki (slang: the pubic hair) · avd باغ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ab абаҳча (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr bax (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh bášča (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · th สวน (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sv trädgård (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hy պարտեզ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tg боғча (grounds at the front or back of a house) · gu બગીચો (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bni lisala (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mk шума (slang: the pubic hair) · pl ogród (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fa پَرْدیس (gardens with public access) · be агаро́д (grounds at the front or back of a house) · uk горо́д (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · hu kert (grounds at the front or back of a house) · grc κῆπος (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · srn dyari (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · arc גִּנְּתָא (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fr jardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bn বাগ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · zza hêga (diq) (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tr park (gardens with public access) · sk záhrada (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · la hortus (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · pt matagal (slang: the pubic hair) · zza baxçe (diq) (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kum бав (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · cu врьтьпъ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · uk сад (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · he גַּן (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ml തോട്ടം (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kk бақ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bg гради́на (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ug باغ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hu park (gardens with public access) · wa djårdén (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · af tuin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nl tuin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · da anlæg (gardens with public access) · ta தோட்டம் (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh садњак (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nap ciardino (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pdt Goaden (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · de Vorgarten (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fo urtagarður (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ang wyrttūn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · uz bogʻ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sv tomt (grounds at the front or back of a house) · bo ལྡུམ་ར (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · el περιβόλι (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · el κήπος (grounds at the front or back of a house) · pt quintal (grounds at the front or back of a house) · nl gaard (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ug باغچا (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · arc ܓܢܬܐ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mr बगीचा (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru сад (gardens with public access) · sh sȃd (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bg гради́на (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb tomt (grounds at the front or back of a house) · pt parque (gardens with public access) · sk záhradka (grounds at the front or back of a house) · el πάρκο (gardens with public access) · et juurviljaaed (grounds at the front or back of a house) · uk го́род (grounds at the front or back of a house) · jv kebon (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · om manduubee (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh ба́шта (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi बगिया (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · sh вртњак (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bn উদ্দ্যান (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mn хүрээлэн (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ast xardín (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · grc λαχανεία (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · ca hort (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · dsb gumnyško (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · de Goatn (gardens with public access) · mnc ᠶᠠᡶᠠᠨ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mt ġnien (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ka ბაღი (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mk двор (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ar حَدِيقَة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fa باغ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · oc jardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ba баҡса (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi उपवन (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ota جنت (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es pénsil (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ru бахча́ (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · zh 花園 /花园 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · te తోట (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ar جَنَّة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tr bahçe (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh вр̏т (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtgegn (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fr parc (gardens with public access) · fi karvoitus (slang: the pubic hair) · tg боғ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · as বাৰী (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · cs zahrada (gardens with public access) · shn သူၼ် (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nl tuin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · da park (gardens with public access) · ka ბაღჩა (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · sw shamba (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ka ბოსტანი (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · id kebun (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ky бак (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es hortal (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · nn hage (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · it giardino (grounds at the front or back of a house) · hsb zahroda (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fr jardin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ce бе́ш (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ar بَخْشَة (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pa ਵਾੜੀ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · gd gàrradh (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · grc παράδεισος (gardens with public access) · vec xardin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · it parco (gardens with public access) · nds Goorn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · chy ho'eo'o (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · id taman (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sk záhradka (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi उद्यान (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb have (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr baxçe (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · id taman (gardens with public access) · hi बगिया (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr gulistan (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bh बगीचा (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · uk сад (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ur باغِیچَہ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · gl xardín (grounds at the front or back of a house) · it giardino pubblico (gardens with public access) · ckb باغ (gardens with public access) · de Gartn (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sah оҕуруот (grounds at the front or back of a house) · fr jardin public (gardens with public access) · tt бакча (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · wa djårdén (grounds at the front or back of a house) · de Goatn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ca jardí públic (gardens with public access) · sk záhrada (gardens with public access) · zh 菜園 /菜园 (grounds at the front or back of a house) · sh bášta (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sh posadnjak (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bxd kʰjɛ̃⁵⁵ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · oj gitigaan (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · es arriate (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mr बाग (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · io gardeno (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · see gayë꞉thöh (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ho uma (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · gu બાગ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · te పెరడు (grounds at the front or back of a house) · rm curtgin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nrf gardîn (grounds at the front or back of a house) · hi उपवन (gardens with public access) · mww vaj (grounds at the front or back of a house) · es huerta (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · da have (grounds at the front or back of a house) · de Gestrüpp (slang: the pubic hair) · is garður (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ja 庭園 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · rm curtin (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ga gairdín (gardens with public access) · fi kasvimaa (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · sd बाग़ु (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sl vrt (gardens with public access) · ny munda (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nl tuin (gardens with public access) · twf wàltoʼóna (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · az bağ (gardens with public access) · es huerto (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · ln lisala (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · it orto (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · chr ᏠᎨᏏ (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · pt brenha (slang: the pubic hair) · hi वाटिका (gardens with public access) · pa ਬਾਗ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · ota باغ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kk бақша (grounds at the front or back of a house) · got 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · izh saadu (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tl lagwerta (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · af voortuin (grounds at the front or back of a house) · csb ògród (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · mk градина (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · be сад (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · txb werwiye (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fi puutarha (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hi वाटिका (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · bal باگ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · sv park (gardens with public access) · sh са̑д (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · la hortus (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · kmr bax (gardens with public access) · oj gitigaan (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · roa-tar sciardìne (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · tk mellek (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · co ghjardinu (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · uz bogʻcha (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · nb hage (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · es jardín (grounds at the front or back of a house) · vi vườn (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · av ах (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · he בוסתן \ בֻּסְתָּן (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fi puisto (gardens with public access) · ar بُسْتَان (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · pl ogródek (a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard) · fa باغْچِه (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ba баҡса (gardens with public access) · da have (gardens with public access) · sh pòvrtnjāk (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · fa باغْچِه (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · hy այգի (gardens with public access) · mk градина (gardens with public access) · tzm ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) · de Goatn (grounds at the front or back of a house) · ro grădina publică (gardens with public access) · arc גַּנְּתָא (piece of land outside with flowers and plants)
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 and of garth. 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. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród).
Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)).
Meanings
(intransitive) To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
I love to garden—this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
(intransitive) Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.