farmhouse

farmhouse — noun

1. the residential building on farmland where the family that operates the farm liv

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Definition

the residential building on farmland where the family that operates the farm lives

Example

The old farmhouse has stood on this hill for over a hundred years.

subject of has stood + duration expression

Beatrix helped her uncle paint the farmhouse before the winter snow arrived.

farmhouse — adjective

Word family

Etymology

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Formed by combining the nouns 'farm' and 'house'. The word 'farm' comes from Old French 'ferme' (a lease or rented land), which itself comes from Latin 'firmus' (firm, secure) via the medieval sense of a fixed payment for land. 'House' comes from Old English 'hūs' (a dwelling). The compound 'farmhouse' has been used since the 1600s to mean the main dwelling on a farm.