tree house

American  

[tree-hous] / ˈtriˌhaʊs /

Or treehouse

noun

1. a small house, especially one for children to play in, built or placed up in the branches of a tree.

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Etymology

Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Happy as a lark, you will take the oven-warm biscuits up to your private tree house and, hungry as a horse, devour them all yourself.

From Literature

Supporters say he fell from a tree house he was using to protest his eviction.

From Los Angeles Times

As part of the eviction defense, Flores constructed an elaborate tree house 28 feet high in an ash tree in the home’s backyard, where he planned to retreat if police attempted to haul him out.

From Los Angeles Times

By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.

From Los Angeles Times

If the police wanted him to leave, they’d have to come get him in his tree house.

From Los Angeles Times