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farmhouse

American  
[fahrm-hous] / ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

farmhouses

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

farmhouse British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of farmhouse

First recorded in 1590–1600; farm + house

Example Sentences

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She performs humble Christian motherhood with aplomb, her antisocial personality tucked away as deftly as the farmhouse kitchen’s off-camera dishwasher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Nitto Santapaola was detained in a Sicilian farmhouse the following year.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

He and his fourth wife, Argentine-born Luciana Pedraza, 40 years his junior, lived in a nearly 300-year-old farmhouse.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

He treks the gravel path behind the farmhouse to a small pasture tucked between rows of corn and soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The horse allowed herself to be led behind the Corderos’ farmhouse, and then into Petey Willis’s beeyard.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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