porch

noun

ˈpȯrch 

1

: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof

2

obsolete : portico

Synonyms

• verandah

Examples of porch in a Sentence

The house has a large front porch.

vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

Recent Examples on the Web

Investing in outdoor lighting is a simple solution to illuminate pathways and porches for safer steps. —Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Couples can bring it on their honeymoon road trip, set it up on the porch, or keep it in the car for impromptu picnics. —Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

An inspector found that on one of the colonnades, for example, porch columns are beginning to separate from the brick; exterior walls have wood rot and water damage; and the floors on the inside are beginning to sag and could collapse. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025

Inside, over 60 different architects and contributors consider the porch, which is presented as a quintessential, democratic feature of the American vernacular. —Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English porche, from Anglo-French, from Latin porticus portico, from porta gate; akin to Latin portus port — more at ford

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing porch

• screened porch
• sleeping porch

Rhymes for porch

• scorch
• torch

Kids Definition

porch

noun

ˈpōrch 

ˈpȯrch

: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof