sunporch

noun

sun·​porch ˈsən-ˌpȯrch How to pronounce sunporch (audio)
Synonyms of sunporchnext
: a screened-in or glassed-in porch with a sunny exposure

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After Alex’s death, a youth who was placed in the Bailey home a few months before the crash said that Bailey allegedly often drank and slept on the sunporch. Ginny Monk, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2022 In the early 1800s, the family created a common roof and sided the two cabins and built a sunporch. Taylor M. Riley, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2018 The land was what drew the homeowners to the property in the first place, so expecting mom Joanna included plenty of windows and double doors for easy access to the new patio and sunporch. Megan Stein, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunporch was in 1887

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“Sunporch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunporch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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