farmstead

noun

farm·​stead ˈfärm-ˌsted 

: the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm

broadly : a farm with its buildings

Synonyms of farmstead

• farm
• ranch

Examples of farmstead in a Sentence

many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums

Recent Examples on the Web

For a more pastoral setting, The Nutmeg Inn is an 18th-century country farmstead with eight guest rooms named after herbs and spices. — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

Make one last nature stop before the end of the tour at DeYoung Natural Area, a 191-acre historic farmstead with a mile of shoreline on Cedar Lake. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026

The farmstead is a cooperative made up of 3,000 members, including the Jeong family. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Some of the worst cases of the syndrome, for instance, have been on poor farmsteads in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for farmstead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead

Kids Definition

farmstead

noun

farm·​stead -ˌsted 

: the buildings and nearby service areas of a farm