orchard

Meaning

1. A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
2. The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.

Synonyms

garden

park

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plantation

grove

woodlet

fence

fruit tree

kitchen garden

lot

market garden

mulberry

paradise

small wood

truck farm

vineyard

cultivated land

little garden

mulberry field

fruit-garden

fruitgarden

ballpark

fruit ranch

copse

crops

diamond

enclosure

Hyphenated as

or‧chard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔː.tʃəd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: orchard

Inherited from Old English: orċeard

Cognate with Latin: hortus

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃

Cognate with Old High German: orzōn

In summary

From Middle English orchard, orcherd, from Old English orċeard, ortġeard, a compound of *ort (probably from Proto-Germanic *urtiz, a dissimilated variant of Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“wort (plant)”), later incorrectly associated with Latin hortus (“garden”)) + ġeard (see yard). Cognate with Swedish örtagård (“herb garden”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (aurtigards, “orchard”), Old High German orzōn (“to cultivate a field”). Equivalent to wort + yard. More at root.

Sentences

Her family had a barn and orchard that kept her entertained .