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