Word Type

Noun

The word "churchyard" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

church city country side coutryside england maine michigan village

Defined As

grounds of church

Derived Terms

churchyard cough

Derived From

church

Etymologically Related To

kirkyard

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

yard

Type Of (IsA)

land yard

Not Has Property

same as backyard

Related Terms

graveyard

Synonym Network

cemetery graveyard kirkyard

Used For

bride to throw bouqet charitie events contemplation easter egg hunts empty space around church family history for graveyard gather gathering faithful graves have picnics headstones honor guard of bride meeting after church meeting before church sit in after church surrounding church walk around in

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.