DictionarybarnFarm building
noun

barn

BARN/bɑːrn/

A large farm building for storing crops or equipment or housing animals.

The open barn contains stacked hay bales and a cow in a stall.

A large timber farm barn with its broad double doors open, revealing stacked hay bales and a cow in a side stall.
Etymology

Old English bereærn literally meant “barley house,” combining barley with a house or storage place. That crop-specific name became the general name for a farm building used for storage or shelter.

In context

Ms Rachel - Toddler Learning Videos14:14
open please the barn door opened and it's a horse it's a horse let's Gallop around like horses
Learn Farm Animals with Ms Rachel | Animal Sounds, Old MacDonald Had A Farm | Videos for Toddlers

More examples

  • The horses stayed in the barn during the storm.
  • Several red barns dotted the hillside.
  • They stored the tractor behind the barn’s sliding doors.

Forms

barn · barns

Similar words

stable
Specifically provides housing for horses or similar animals.
shed
Usually names a smaller, simpler storage building.