farmhouse

noun

farm·​house ˈfärm-ˌhau̇s 

: a dwelling on a farm

Examples of farmhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The property, known as the Summit, is anchored by a contemporary farmhouse-style main residence. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

In December of 2019, my husband, our then 2-year old daughter, our newborn son and I left suburban Massachusetts to move into an old farmhouse in Vermont. — Ashley Woo, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

In a stately, creaky mountainside farmhouse, Mikey (Fred Hechinger) and Tom (Kit Connor) are adult brothers who sleep in beds right next to each other. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

This involved multiple phone calls to his farmhouse, in Henry County, Kentucky, where Berry and his wife, Tanya, had lived since the mid-1960s. — Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 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