Thesaurus results for FARMSTEAD

farmstead

noun

ˈfärm-ˌsted

as in farm

a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums

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Recent Examples of farmstead Meredith Thompson, volunteer program supervisor for the farmstead, said the goats themselves make the classes special. —

Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026 Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski’s prism of a movie is about a house, a farmstead in the Altmark region of Germany that’s inhabited by four different generations of families. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 After his studies in Salzburg, Austria, and South Africa, Christian Haider faced this scenario with his parents’ farmstead. —

Mailin Sophie Zieser, Architectural Digest, 22 Nov. 2025 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmstead

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The executive chef works with a local farm that grows half of its harvest for the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
On a trip from the city of Isfahan to his grandfather’s farm, the young narrator and his parents stop to see family friends, Abbas, and Saba, whose home is full of love and storytelling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026