What is another word for farmstead?

Pronunciation: [fˈɑːmstɛd] (IPA)

Farmsteads are rural dwellings that have a pastoral and rustic charm to them, but there are other words that can be used interchangeably with farmstead. For example, homestead refers to a family dwelling on a farm, whereas ranch can be used when talking about a large farm, typically out West, for raising horses, cattle, or other livestock. A farmstead can also be called a farmhouse, and in some cases, it may be known as a rural estate. Other synonyms of farmstead include farm, cottage, farmhouse, smallholding, croft, and farmstead. These words are all used to describe a particular type of rural dwelling, and each brings its own connotations of farm life and work.

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  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, singular or mass
      farm.
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What are the hyponyms for Farmstead?

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  • hyponyms for farmstead (as nouns)

Usage examples for Farmstead

The milk was all the analysis declared it, but in that outlying village, which did not contain two houses above the quality of a farmstead, there was no one to buy it.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The real farmstead which it supplanted lies in a hollow at some distance, and is occupied by the head bailiff, for there are several employed.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The farmstead was, in fact, a mansion of large size, an old manor-house, and had it been situate near a fashionable suburb and been placed in repair would have been worth to let as much per annum as the rent of a small farm.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies

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