barnyard

Farm animal area

A barnyard is the area of ground adjacent to a barn, typically enclosed, where farm animals gather and agricultural work takes place.

The word often functions as an adjective suggesting crude rural humor or earthy animal behavior: barnyard humor, barnyard language.

A barnyard epithet is a profanity associated with animal waste or mating.

poultry

chicken

Domestic fowl for eating

duck · goose · gander · pullet · cockerel · bantam · guinea · capon · broiler · layer

livestock

piglet

Young swine

  • calfJuvenile cow or leg part
  • foalYoung equine, under one
  • lambJuvenile sheep

chick · duckling · gosling · kid · filly · colt · heifer · steer · ewe · ram

farm

homestead

Family farm and dwelling

  • farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
  • siloAgricultural storage tower
  • granaryBuilding for storing cereals

stable · pen · coop · trough · haystack · corral · pasture · paddock · milking · feeding

enclosure

pen

Ink-filled writing tool

fence · gate · trough · stable · sty · coop · hutch · run · feedlot · holding

ambiance

clucking

Hen's vocal noise

crowing · braying · cackling · squawking · muddy · dusty · rustic · smelly · noisy · chaotic

agriculture

plow

Tool for turning soil

crop · tractor · baler · combine · threshing · husbandry · sowing · reaping · mowing · furrow

Categories
Opposites
domesticated farm space vs. wild/natural space

barnyardwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

the wild · wild · jungle · forest · wildlife habitat

enclosed farm area vs. open grazing land

barnyardopen range

Unfenced public grazing land

pasture · grazing land · rangeland · meadow · prairie

rural/agricultural vs. urban/industrial

barnyardcity

Large populated area

urban area · metropolis · downtown · factory floor · industrial zone

Phrases
Family

barnyards

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G