porch

noun

ˈpȯrch 

1

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

2

obsolete : portico

Synonyms

• gallery [Southern & Midland]
• lanai
• piazza [dialect]
• stoop
• veranda
• 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

Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor. —New Atlas, 23 June 2025

Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2025

Weaver had previously allowed just two home runs this season, but Urías, a low-key Yankee killer, took advantage of the Bronx’s short right field porch and sent a fastball over the glove of a leaping Judge. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025

Southern stays like Mills House and Cuthbert House offer social hours inspired by the classic front porch visit. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 June 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