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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The tiny house runs off-grid with solar panels and has a spacious layout, with a sofa and a desk for remote working.
—New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Keep reading to find more tiny houses at Amazon right now, starting at just $6,000.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
On bookshelves in one room were sparkling tiny houses and trees set up like Christmas villages, with cotton and string lights made to look like snow.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Once assembled, this cabin kit transforms into a two-bedroom tiny house perfect for empty nesters and overnight guests alike.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
Keep reading to find more tiny houses at Amazon right now, starting at just $6,000.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
On bookshelves in one room were sparkling tiny houses and trees set up like Christmas villages, with cotton and string lights made to look like snow.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Once assembled, this cabin kit transforms into a two-bedroom tiny house perfect for empty nesters and overnight guests alike.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Tiny house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiny%20house. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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