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farmyard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F AA1 R M Y AA2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an area adjacent to farm buildings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: yard

History

Etymology

From farm + yard.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: dvůr — Translations
  • French: basse-cour — Translations
  • German: Hof — Translations
  • German: Hofraum — Translations
  • Polish: podwórko — Translations
  • Polish: podwórze — Translations
  • Polish: obejście — Translations
  • Polish: wiejskie podwórze — Translations