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tree house

noun

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

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Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby tree house

tree-form frame, tree frog, tree fuchsia, tree heath, treehopper, tree house, tree-hugger, tree hyrax, tree kangaroo, tree lawn, tree layer
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British Dictionary definitions for tree house

treehouse
/ (ˈtriːˌhaʊs) /

noun

a shelter built in a tree, usually as a play area for children
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