backyard

[bak-yahrd]

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noun

the portion of a lot or building site behind a house, structure, or the like, sometimes fenced, walled, etc.

a familiar or nearby area; neighborhood.

Origin of backyard

First recorded in 1650–60; back¹ + yard²

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Related Words for back yard

bed, field, nursery, terrace, patio, greenhouse, plot, conservatory, patch, oasis, enclosure, hothouse

British Dictionary definitions for back yard

back yard

noun

a yard at the back of a house, etc

in one's own back yard

close at hand
involving or implicating oneSee NIMBY

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Word Origin and History for back yard

backyard

also back-yard, 1650s (perhaps early 15c.), from back (adj.) + yard (n.1).