farmhouse

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UK/ˈfɑːmhaus/

noun

A farmer's residence.

“The couple live in a renovated farmhouse that was once the hub of a 300-acre farm.”

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Meanings

nounfarmhouse (plural farmhouses)

plural farmhouses · alternative farm house · alternative farm-house

  1. A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:
    1. traditionally and archetypallyA 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 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.

      1 more example

      Since the farm's redevelopment into mixed commercial and residential space, the farmhouse has served as a community center.

Origin

From farm + house.

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Translations

Ancient Greek βᾶρις
  • βᾶρις (bâris)farmer's residence
Danish stuehus, bondehus
  • stuehusfarmer's residence
  • bondehusfarmer's residence
Finnish maalaistalo, maatalo
  • maalaistalofarmer's residence
  • maatalofarmer's residence
French fermette
  • fermettefarmer's residence
German Bauernhaus, Farmhaus
  • Bauernhausfarmer's residence
  • Farmhausfarmer's residence
Greek αγροικία
  • αγροικία (agroikía)farmer's residence
Italian casale, casa colonica
  • casalefarmer's residence
  • casa colonicafarmer's residence
  • casolarefarmer's residence
Latin colōnica
  • colōnicafarmer's residence
Norwegian Bokmål våningshus
  • våningshusfarmer's residence
Spanish alquería
  • alqueríafarmer's residence
Turkish çiftlik evi
  • çiftlik evifarmer's residence
Welsh ffermdy
  • ffermdyfarmer's residence
Cite this entry
APA

farmhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmhouse

MLA

“farmhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farmhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmhouse.

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