front room

American  

noun

1. a room at the front of a house, especially a parlor.

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Etymology

Origin of front room

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

“Maybe you can explain it better than I can, Josh,” Mama said to Daddy, who was sitting in the front room reading the White Sulphur Sentinel, our town’s newspaper.

From Literature

Students living away from home might expect to rent in a property where the front room has been converted into a bedroom.

From BBC

Installing lagging over kitchen pipes and sealing cracks in the windows in the front room also made a huge difference to her.

From BBC

When they emerged minutes later, they found their windows shattered and layers of dust and debris strewn across the front room.

From BBC

A sharp, funny woman with shoulder-length white hair, Susan tells me her story from her sunny front room somewhere in southern England.

From BBC

Related Words

• drawing room
• sitting room