Farmstead

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The main building of a farm.
  2. 2
    a farm together with its buildings wordnet
  3. 3
    A farm, including its buildings.

    "Young people no longer work on the farmstead They go to school and to the big town instead"

  4. 4
    the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
farmplacearable landbarnyardbartoncattle ranchchicken farm

Example

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"My aunt’s house is old. It was previously a farmstead, but its location is now in a suburban part of town. However, the garden surrounding it still imparts a rural appearance."

Etymology

From farm + stead, modelled after homestead.

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