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

Applicants must have an LADWP account, proof of property ownership, between 1,000 to 3,000 square feet of green lawn in their front yard, rain gutters on the front of their house and live in an eligible community. —Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026

An outstanding front yard instantly boosts your property's curb appeal. —Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026

Witnesses told police there was a fight happening when a suspect drew a handgun and started shooting toward the house and people standing in the front yard. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026

What began in 2019 as a scrappy front yard operation in Anaheim, helmed by Josue Maldonado and Michael Alvarado, has since evolved into a bona fide Southern California powerhouse. —Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 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