Farmhouse Meaning
/ˈfɑːmhaus/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:
nounA house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:, A farmer's residence.
Sentence Examples
Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard.
They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse.
He lives in a farmhouse remote from the world.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ had a red roof and a wide porch with wooden rocking chairs.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old ____ was built over a hundred years ago and still has its original stone walls.
Word Origin & History
From farm + house.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"No farm-house goes on well without there is a Nis in it, and well is it for the maids and the men when they are in favour with him."
— 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 222:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ had a red roof and a wide porch with wooden rocking chairs.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old ____ was built over a hundred years ago and still has its original stone walls.