HOMESTEAD - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

Categories: Settle

Part of speech: Noun

land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law

Categories: Estate, Land, Landed estate, Acres, Demesne

Part of speech: Noun

dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

Categories: Dwelling, Home, Domicile, Abode, Habitation, Dwelling house

The word "homestead" Many other languages have similar words:

home – A related word in the same word family.

stead – A related word in the same word family.

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