homestead — a house with its land and buildings, especially a farmhouse with land for farming
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a house with its land and buildings, especially a farmhouse with land for farming
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhoʊmsted/
Example Sentences
- Grandpa's homestead produces the best organic vegetables in the county.
- They turned their tiny homestead into a YouTube-famous tiny house paradise.
- The government offered free homestead land to pioneers willing to farm it.
homestead
NOUN[/ˈhoʊmsted/]
a house with its land and buildings, especially a farmhouse with land for farming
The pioneer family built their homestead on the vast prairie under a golden sky.
Home stands steady on the farm
Where once stood a homestead and bedstead, wildflowers grow instead
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'hamstede', combining 'ham' (home, village) and 'stede' (place, site). The word has Germanic roots and has been used since medieval times to refer to a residential farm or the site of a house with its associated land.
Breakdown
home (dwelling) + stead (place, site) = homestead (a dwelling place with land)
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📝Examples
“Grandpa's homestead produces the best organic vegetables in the county.”
“They turned their tiny homestead into a YouTube-famous tiny house paradise.”
“The government offered free homestead land to pioneers willing to farm it.”
“Our homestead WiFi is so slow that even the chickens complain about buffering.”
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