tree house

American  

[tree-hous] / ˈtriˌhaʊs /

Or treehouse

noun

• tree houses
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tree houses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tree house

“The massive west-facing backyard is graced by a magnificent Mulberry tree the kind that tree house dreams are made of!”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025

Thanks to the surplus of natural light, the apartment has the feel of a tree house, emphasized by the bounty of lush houseplants Cecilia collected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025

The tree house was halfway up a huge old maple tree.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon