secondary suite

noun

A self-contained apartment, cottage or small residential unit located on a property that has a separate main single-family home, duplex, or other residential unit.

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accessory dwelling unitADUannexegranny annexein-law apartmentmother-in-law apartment
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Meanings

nounsecondary suite (plural secondary suites)

plural secondary suites

  1. A self-contained apartment, cottage or small residential unit located on a property that has a separate main single-family home, duplex, or other residential unit.

    Synonyms: accessory dwelling unit, ADU, annexe, granny annexe, in-law apartment, mother-in-law apartment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA self-contained apartment, cottage or small residential unit located on a property that has a separate main single-family home, duplex, or other residential unit.

Similar
accessory dwelling unitADUannexegranny annexein-law apartmentmother-in-law apartment
Also see
adugranny annexegranny flatmother-in-law apartment
Cite this entry
APA

secondary suite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20suite

MLA

“secondary suite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20suite. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary suite,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20suite.

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