Main Entry:

barn

Pronunciation:

\ˈbärn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipment b: an unusually large and usually bare building <a great barn of a hotel — W. A. White>2: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (as trolley cars or trucks)

— barn·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— barny \ˈbär-nē\ adjective