farmyard

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farmyard

/ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd/ US

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From farm + yard.

noun farmyards · farm-yard

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.
Similar: barnyard

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Français	basse-cour
Deutsch	Hof, Hofraum

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@misc{farmyard_2026,
  title = {farmyard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farmyard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}