farmhouse

noun

farm·​house ˈfärm-ˌhau̇s 

: a dwelling on a farm

Examples of farmhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My family lived in an old Victorian farmhouse on a farmette, which included a barn and a barnyard. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Linda’s idea was to go off to this tiny farmhouse to the middle of nowhere in Scotland. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026

The farmhouse kitchen, meanwhile, is all white cabinetry and marble countertops, with a breakfast nook placed next to a bay window. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

The new appendage lets humans using Beewise’s Beehome monitoring system remotely care for the colony without needing to go to a hive that might be up to 100 acres away from the farmhouse. — Rachel Sacks, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for farmhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

farmhouse

noun

farm·​house -ˌhau̇s 

: a dwelling on a farm