tiny house
noun
plural tiny houses
: a small house or mobile home that typically has a floor plan of less than 500 square feet and that is usually designed for ergonomics and space efficiency
The Joneses are one of thousands of families around the United States who have chosen to live in a tiny house in the last few years. For some families, it's about saving money. Others love having a house they can move anywhere, because some are actually built on trailers and can be towed with a car.—
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times MagazineNow, students and recent graduates of Northwestern University are building a home that takes the tiny house concept one step further: a 128-square foot house that is totally off the grid, equipped with solar panels for energy, a battery bank that can store power for times when no solar power is available, and a system for harvesting rain water.—Rebecca J. Rosen
—sometimes hyphenated when used before another nounRebecca J. RosenThe rhetoric of modern tiny-house living begins with the assertion that big houses, aside from being wasteful and environmentally noxious, are debtors' prisons …—Alec Wilkinson
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Check out some popular home goods and essentials that are also at Amazon, to help decorate and set up your tiny house, below.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Levi Kelly View 10 Images Following his work on the world's smallest tiny house, YouTuber Levi Kelly is back with another exercise in extreme downsizing.
—Adam Williams
may 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
Allwood Bella Cabin Kit The tiny house plan offers 323 square feet of space, which includes a roomy 237 square-foot main level and a 86 square-foot loft.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Other options include a tiny house cabin decorated with a theme — earth, air, fire, or water — plus the barn and farmhouse and two vintage RVs.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Levi Kelly View 10 Images Following his work on the world's smallest tiny house, YouTuber Levi Kelly is back with another exercise in extreme downsizing.
—Adam Williams
may 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
Allwood Bella Cabin Kit The tiny house plan offers 323 square feet of space, which includes a roomy 237 square-foot main level and a 86 square-foot loft.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
Other options include a tiny house cabin decorated with a theme — earth, air, fire, or water — plus the barn and farmhouse and two vintage RVs.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Tiny house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiny%20house. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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