What does "farmyard" mean?

The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.

What is a synonym for "farmyard"?

Common synonyms include: barnyard, barnyards, barton, collective farm, croft, demesne.

Pronounced //ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd//.

/ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd/ noun

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Noun

1
The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.
""Where's Kipper?" I asked, and was surprised to note that Bobbie was dancing round the room on the tips of her toes uttering animal cries, apparently ecstatic in their nature. "Reggie?" she said, suspending the farmyard imitations for a moment."
2
an area adjacent to farm buildings wordnet

"Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard."

From farm + yard.