barnyard

US/ˈbɑɹnˌjɑɹd/

barnyard noun: the yard associated with or surrounding a barn.

Noun

barnyard (plural barnyards)

The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
- It has a coat of stiff hairs rather than the soft fleece of the barnyard animal, and it is much more agile.1967, Peter Farb, The Land, Wildlife, and Peoples of the Bible, page 78
Synonyms:

farmyard

barnyard (comparative more barnyard, superlative most barnyard)

(figuratively) Vulgar; scatological.
- Henderson too barnyard for Casa Loma, so they are rejecting further arrangements by him.1973, Walter C. Allen, Hendersonia: The Music of Fletcher Henderson and His Musicians, page 509
- The bad part was that Thor and Chief, with their vivid and clever imaginations, had made up a whole cast of characters, some of them with very barnyard names, and soap-opera lives.1999, D. K. Barber, Baldy and the Mohawks, page 12
(figuratively) Of food or drink, having an earthy flavor.
- Mr. Oliver, the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, has a quirky way of describing his creations. He refers to the more complex ones as “a little bit barnyard,” “having a funky nose” or “like a good sourdough bread.”2013 February 13, Linda Hervieux, “Brooklynite Hits France, With Plans to Seduce”, in New York Times
- Cheeses made from goat’s milk tend to have a more barnyard and tangy taste than cow’s milk.2016 July 20, “How To Add a Cheese Board to Your Summer Menu”, in Modern Restaurant Management

ಕಣಜ, ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳ ಕೋಠಿ, ಗಡಂಗು

It’s high in butterfat and protein, and low in bacteria (which is what can give goat cheeses a goaty, barnyard taste).
DURING my boyhood on a Vermont farm the gyascutus or cute cuss, was not a rare barnyard animal.
The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.”

From barn + yard.

What does barnyard mean?: Barnyard means the yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
What is barnyard in Kannada?: Barnyard in Kannada is ಕಣಜ, ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳ ಕೋಠಿ, ಗಡಂಗು. See Barnyard meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is barnyard?: Barnyard can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce barnyard?: Barnyard is pronounced /ˈbɑɹnˌjɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of barnyard?: The plural of barnyard is barnyards.

Adapted from Wiktionary: barnyard (page history and authors); barnyard (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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