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backyard

backyard

451 1.0
An area of land behind a house used for play and gardening
  • noun
  • /ˈbækˌjɑrd/
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  • Blake could only play outside in the backyard, which had a high privacy fence.
  • own backyard
  • backyard garden
  • fenced-in backyard

And I always see him in his backyard sunbathing, reading.

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Examples

  • The windows looked out across their well-tamed backyard and the trees beyond it.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Next scene we're out back at the backyard of a small house.

  • This is our backyard, as you can see.

  • We have to stay out here in the backyard, huh?

  • And he told me that his dog plays in the backyard with a chicken.

  • We have a brilliant orange tree in our backyard, yellow tree.

  • What are we gonna do about the backyard?

  • The door was locked, so they walked around to the backyard and looked in the window.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • He goes out to the backyard to check for new mole hills.

  • My friends were having a barbecue in their backyard to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

Synonyms

garden
vsbackyard
740 1.0

An area of land next to a house where people grow flowers or vegetables

is broader, used for both recreation and plant growing behind a house
yard
vsbackyard
651 1.0

An area of land next to a building, often fenced, used for animals, work or play

is specifically the area behind a house mainly for recreation or gardening
lawn
vsbackyard
464 1.0

An area of short grass in a garden or park

is a general outdoor plot behind a house, not only a grass surface
patio
vsbackyard
106 1.8

A paved outdoor area next to a house for eating or relaxing

is unpaved open land behind a house used for play or gardening
garth
vsbackyard
  • Archaic
9 9.9

A small garden next to a house or church

is a larger outdoor area behind a house for recreation or plant growing
dooryard
vsbackyard
  • Archaic
3 7.9

An area just outside a house door where people walk and plant things

is behind the house rather than immediately at the door

Antonyms

62 1.0

A piece of land in front of a house next to the street

How Big

estate
553 4.2
grounds
150 2.0
backyard
451 1.0
garden
740 1.0
patio
106 1.8
balcony
192 1.3

Surface Forms

backyard singular
backyards plural

Morphology

backyard = back + yard (transparent) = back + yard

The meaning is a straightforward spatial compound of 'back' + 'yard' (an area behind a house), which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Backyard is a simple combination of back ('behind') and yard ('open area' or small garden). Picture the yard that sits behind your house where you play or grow plants, and that image explains why backyard means the outdoor space behind a home.