Farmyard

//ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an area adjacent to farm buildings wordnet

Synonyms

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barnyardcollective farmcroftdemesnedude ranchenclosure

Example

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

Etymology

From farm + yard.

Related phrases

animal areaanimal placerural lawn

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