front yard

noun

plural front yards

: an area in front of a house

We planted some bushes in the front yard.

Soon, our front yard was a safe haven for our scampering four-year-old, our porch a rustic idyll, our lawn a green and pleasant sward fit for Bambi to gambol on. Paradise.

—Michael Walsh

Examples of front yard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dozens of antique gas station signs, 20 feet tall, dominate her front yard. — Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026

One mistake Lerner believes most homeowners make is treating the front yard like a smaller version of the backyard. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The caller then says the woman shot into a tree in the front yard of the caller’s home. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Most people who fly Confederate flags in their front yards are a little too paranoid to leave den windows open wide, but not Pinson. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for front yard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard