minivan

noun

mini·​van ˈmi-nē-ˌvan 

: a small passenger van

Examples of minivan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Early in the afternoon on August 7th, Barisone saw a minivan pull up outside the clubhouse. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

One person died and two others were injured Wednesday afternoon when a white minivan veered off the Capital City Freeway in Sacramento and struck a tree, the California Highway Patrol reported. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Without hesitation, one of the managers at the supermarket sprang into action and pulled the little girl to safety just moments before she would have been hit by a passing minivan. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

The current-gen Passport is made in Alabama, alongside the Ridgeline pickup and Odyssey minivan. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for minivan

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minuteman

Kids Definition

minivan

noun

mini·​van ˈmin-ē-ˌvan 

: a small passenger van