porch

noun

ˈpȯrch 

1

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

2

obsolete : portico

Synonyms of porch

• piazza
• portico
• stoop
• veranda

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

Design Professionals along with Capital Studio Architects, which designed the buildings, said each home will be accessible from a sidewalk requiring just one stop up to a porch and a second step into the house. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Lewis allegedly shot the two police officers, opening fire on Seiber and another officer from the porch of a home in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Additional officers and a SWAT team arrived a short time later and found both officers on the porch suffering from gunshot wounds. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Hawkins remembers summer evenings when Ford would sit on his back porch playing saxophone or open the windows of his home and let the music carry through the neighborhood. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

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