cottage

[kot-ij]

noun

1. a small house, usually of only one story.

2. a small, modest house at a lake, mountain resort, etc., owned or rented as a vacation home.

3. one of a group of small, separate houses, as for patients at a hospital, guests at a hotel, or students at a boarding school.

cottage

/ ˈkɒtɪdʒ /

noun

1. a small simple house, esp in a rural area

2. a small house in the country or at a resort, used for holiday purposes

3. one of several housing units, as at a hospital, for accommodating people in groups

4. slang,  a public lavatory

Other Word Forms

• cottaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage¹

1350–1400; Middle English cotage. See cot ², -age; compare Medieval Latin cotagium, apparently < Anglo-French

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage¹

C14: from _cot ²

Example Sentences

Second, tying liberty to wealth — and allowing other people to profit off the provision of liberty, thereby creating a cottage industry of freedom loans — is morally repugnant.

From Salon

At the official song contest draw to decide the running order, international delegations are being treated to a Russian feast, including cottage cheese pancakes and gingerbread sporting the Intervision logo.

From BBC

The bright green cottage from children's television show Balamory has been put on the market on the Isle of Mull.

From BBC

“I think about ridiculous things like fostering cats, or remodeling cottages in Italy. Maybe I’ll write a book, or get back into acting.”

From Los Angeles Times

Neat rows of cottages with corrugated roofs and well-tended gardens stream past the car windows.

From BBC

Related Words

• bungalow 
• cabin 
• chalet 
• home 
• hut 
• lean-to 
• lodge 
• ranch 
• shack 
• shanty