farmhouse

[fahrm-hous]

noun

plural

farmhouses 

1. a house on a farm, especially the one used by the farmer and farmer's family.

farmhouse

/ ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a house attached to a farm, esp the dwelling from which the farm is managed

2. Also called: farmhouse loaf. a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top

Word History and Origins

Origin of farmhouse¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; farm + house

Example Sentences

Loose wavy hair, fresh homemade cooking and a farmhouse aesthetic bring to mind “Little House on the Prairie” and help viewers forget the crises of the world outside.

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From a window of one of those farmhouses, Shona Anderson looks out on to a view generations of families in the area thought might never exist.

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Rifa told us her husband was trapped in their farmhouse near Brahim's olive farm, and surrounded by settlers, but that the army wouldn't let her pass.

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The building, which emerged in 1765 as a farmhouse, had a children's play area and beer garden and was also used as a wedding venue.

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She had ceramic cardinals and bluejays on tables in the living room of her farmhouse in Illinois, where I’d spend every summer.

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