tree house

American  

[tree-haus] / 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

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Etymology

Origin of tree house

First recorded in 1895–1900

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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

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 ● Jul. 1, 2025

He bolted a chair to the bottom of the tree house and has a safety belt to catch him should he fall.

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

He was wearing boots that matched the prints around the base of the Castiglione’s tree house.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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