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

I must have led them up to Tante Jans’s front room that we used now as a parlor.

From Literature

I always knew about this hiding place under a floorboard in the front room.

From Literature

Father stayed in the front room with his Bible.

From Literature

Papa got up from the table and walked into the front room.

From Literature

She leads us back to the front room where the kids are waiting.

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Related Words

• drawing room
• sitting room