poorhouse
English
noun
Definitions
- A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
- A workhouse.
Etymology
Compound from English poor + English house (a house, company).
Origin
English
house
Gloss
a house, company
Kanji
社
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurohouse English
- Newhouse English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Wendy house English
- airhouse English
- alehouse English
- almshouse English
- antipoor English
- armshouse English
- babyhouse English
- backhouse English
- baghouse English
- bakehouse English
- barrelhouse English
- bat house English
- bathhouse English
- beachhouse English
- beefhouse English
- beehouse English
- beerhouse English
- bellhouse English
- birdhouse English
- blockhouse English
- boathouse English
- boghouse English
- boilerhouse English
- bonehouse English
- bookhouse English
- boomhouse English
- brewhouse English
- broilerhouse English
- brothel house English
- bughouse English
- bunkhouse English
- canhouse English
- cardhouse English
- carhouse English
- carthouse English
- cathouse English
- cellhouse English
- chargehouse English
- chickenhouse English
- chookhouse English
- chophouse English
- churchhouse English
- chute house English
- clubhouse English
- coalhouse English
- cobhouse English
- coffeehouse English
- coldhouse English
- cookhouse English
- coolhouse English
- cophouse English
- cothouse English
- countinghouse English
- courthouse English
- cowhouse English
- crackhouse English
- craphouse English
- crazyhouse English
- cribhouse English
- culverhouse English
- customshouse English
- dairyhouse English
- deadhouse English
- deckhouse English
- dehouse English
- dirt-poor English
- dishouse English
- doghouse English
- dollhouse English
- dope house English
- doss-house English
- dosshouse English
- doubthouse English
- dovehouse English
- drafthouse English
- draught-house English
- dwellinghouse English
- dyehouse English
- earthhouse English
- eco-house English
- farmhouse English
- ferryhouse English
- field house English
- fieldhouse English
- firehouse English
- fishhouse English
- flathouse English
- flophouse English
- forehouse English
- fowlhouse English
- fuckhouse English
- funhouse English
- gabberhouse English
- gashouse English
- gatehouse English
- gighouse English
- ginhouse English
- glasshouse English
- goathouse English
- greenhouse English
- grindhouse English
- groghouse English
- grubhouse English
- guardhouse English
- guesthouse English
- hashhouse English
- headhouse English
- hellhouse English
- henhouse English
- hizzle English
- hothouse English
- housage English
- housane English
- house English
- house cricket English
- house martin English
- house-hunter English
- house-hunting English
- house-proud English
- house-sit English
- houseback English
- housebarn English
- houseblock English
- houseboat English
- housebody English
- houseboi English
- housebote English
- housebound English
- houseboy English
- housebreak English
- housebreaker English
- housebreaking English
- housebroken English
- housebuilding English
- housebuyer English
- housebuying English
- housecar English
- housecare English
- housecarl English
- housecat English
- houseclean English
- housecleaner English
- housecleaning English
- housecloth English
- housecoat English
- housecraft English
- housedress English
- housefather English
- housefellow English
- housefire English
- housefly English
- housefrock English
- housefront English
- houseful English
- housegirl English
- housegod English
- houseguest English
- househead English
- househelp English
- household English
- househubby English
- househunter English
- househusband English
- housekeeper English
- housekeeping English
- housekey English
- houseleader English
- houseleek English
- houseless English
- houselight English
- houselike English
- houseline English
- housemade English
- housemaid English
- housemaker English
- housemaking English
- houseman English
- housemaster English
- housemate English
- housemistress English
- housemother English
- houseowner English
- housepainter English
- housepainting English
- housepants English
- houseparent English
- houseperson English
- housepet English
- houseplant English
- housepost English
- housepride English
- houseproud English
- houser English
- houseraising English
- houseroom English
- houseshare English
- houseshoe English
- houseslave English
- housesmith English
- housespouse English
- housetop English
- housetrain English
- housetruck English
- houseward English
- housewards English
- houseware English
- housewarming English
- housewide English
- housewife English
- housework English
- houseworker English
- housewright English
- housey English
- housey-housey English
- housie English
- housing English
- husband English
- hussif English
- hussy English
- husting English
- huswife English
- icehouse English
- impoor English
- interhouse English
- jailhouse English
- jakeshouse English
- jewelhouse English
- lakehouse English
- lazar house English
- lighthouse English
- lit-house English
- lockhouse English
- lodgehouse English
- loghouse English
- longhouse English
- madhouse English
- malthouse English
- masthouse English
- meetinghouse English
- microhouse English
- milkhouse English
- millhouse English
- motherhouse English
- moviehouse English
- mudhouse English
- mughouse English
- neathouse English
- news-house English
- nonpoor English
- nuthouse English
- oast house English
- orehouse English
- outhouse English
- overhouse English
- packhouse English
- packinghouse English
- palmhouse English
- panhouse English
- parrothouse English
- peelhouse English
- pension house English
- pesthouse English
- picket-house English
- pigeonhouse English
- pilothouse English
- pisshouse English
- pithouse English
- playhouse English
- poolhouse English
- poor English
- poor dab English
- poorish English
- poorling English
- poorly English
- poormouth English
- poorness English
- porterhouse English
- porthouse English
- posthouse English
- posting house English
- pot-house English
- powerhouse English
- prisonhouse English
- pumphouse English
- ranchhouse English
- rehouse English
- renthouse English
- resthouse English
- roadhouse English
- roundhouse English
- row house English
- rowhouse English
- safehouse English
- schoolhouse English
- scouthouse English
- seedhouse English
- semipoor English
- shadehouse English
- sharehouse English
- shithouse English
- shoothouse English
- shophouse English
- showhouse English
- sickhouse English
- slaughterhouse English
- smokehouse English
- spitalhouse English
- spookhouse English
- springhouse English
- stagehouse English
- statehouse English
- stationhouse English
- steakhouse English
- steeplehouse English
- stillhouse English
- stinkhouse English
- storehouse English
- stormhouse English
- stovehouse English
- sugarhouse English
- summerhouse English
- superhouse English
- sweathouse English
- tacklehouse English
- taphouse English
- teahouse English
- tollhouse English
- toolhouse English
- townhouse English
- toyhouse English
- trap house English
- traphouse English
- treehouse English
- ultrapoor English
- unhouse English
- unhoused English
- wafflehouse English
- warehouse English
- warmhouse English
- washhouse English
- watchhouse English
- waterhouse English
- weighhouse English
- wellhouse English
- wheelhouse English
- whorehouse English
- winterhouse English
- wirehouse English
- woodhouse English
- workhouse English
- wring-house English
- House German
- house Hungarian
- pauvre French
- хаус Russian
- house Norwegian Bokmål
- ハウス Japanese
- hous Middle English
- povre Middle English
- हाउस Hindi
- povra Ido
- haus Tok Pisin
- haus buk Tok Pisin
- haus kuk Tok Pisin
- oso Sranan Tongo
- houso Chinese Pidgin English
- poor
- hussy
- house
- hussif
- poorly
- housie
- housey
- hizzle
- impoor
- houser
- nonpoor
- poorish
- unhouse
- rehouse
- housane
- huswife
- husting
- husband
- housage
- dehouse
- housing
- housekey
- taphouse
- icehouse
- houseman
- mudhouse
- beehouse
- cobhouse
- carhouse
- dyehouse
- baghouse
- houseboi
- mughouse
- hothouse
- unhoused
- cathouse
- cowhouse
- poorness
- poor dab
- cothouse
- funhouse
- dishouse
- rowhouse
- housepet
- pithouse
- orehouse
- antipoor
- housecat
- henhouse
- ginhouse
- poorling
- houseful
- outhouse
- gighouse
- Newhouse
- cophouse
- nuthouse
- panhouse
- alehouse
- boghouse
- teahouse
- toyhouse
- canhouse
- housegod
- gashouse
- loghouse
- housecar
- bughouse
- madhouse
- semipoor
- housetop
- doghouse
- houseboy
- housefly
- airhouse
- housework
- dovehouse
- woodhouse
- grubhouse
- firehouse
- headhouse
- cribhouse
- housepost
- safehouse
- toolhouse
- peelhouse
- housebote
- housecarl
- houseward
- houseline
- bunkhouse
- packhouse
- houseback
- posthouse
- lockhouse
- bonehouse
- milkhouse
- houseboat
- housefire
- Stenhouse
- cookhouse
- Eurohouse
- houseware
- craphouse
- dirt-poor
- househelp
- coalhouse
- jailhouse
- goathouse
- resthouse
- warmhouse
- dosshouse
- clubhouse
- fuckhouse
- sickhouse
- deckhouse
- pesthouse
- house-sit
- coldhouse
- treehouse
- traphouse
- beerhouse
- carthouse
- cardhouse
- lit-house
- porthouse
- almshouse
- groghouse
- houseless
- housemade
- workhouse
- forehouse
- malthouse
- masthouse
- overhouse
- brewhouse
- beefhouse
- townhouse
- hashhouse
- poolhouse
- row house
- washhouse
- warehouse
- renthouse
- housewife
- fowlhouse
- houseroom
- housebarn
- flathouse
- bakehouse
- bat house
- shophouse
- housecare
- lakehouse
- housewide
- deadhouse
- bookhouse
- houseshoe
- housegirl
- cellhouse
- flophouse
- household
- chophouse
- hellhouse
- househead
- wellhouse
- fishhouse
- poormouth
- seedhouse
- bathhouse
- dollhouse
- boathouse
- shithouse
- pisshouse
- housemate
- roadhouse
- tollhouse
- backhouse
- longhouse
- coolhouse
- houselike
- playhouse
- millhouse
- pumphouse
- wirehouse
- gatehouse
- houseleek
- showhouse
- ultrapoor
- boomhouse
- birdhouse
- bellhouse
- palmhouse
- neathouse
- housemaid
- babyhouse
- housecoat
- pot-house
- armshouse
- housebody
- farmhouse
- eco-house
- waterhouse
- interhouse
- shadehouse
- housedress
- statehouse
- whorehouse
- roundhouse
- fieldhouse
- stovehouse
- weighhouse
- houseblock
- glasshouse
- housesmith
- housefront
- houseshare
- doubthouse
- housecloth
- househubby
- houselight
- scouthouse
- stagehouse
- houseslave
- drafthouse
- stillhouse
- dairyhouse
- grindhouse
- housebound
- crazyhouse
- microhouse
- spookhouse
- sugarhouse
- doss-house
- housetrain
- superhouse
- sweathouse
- smokehouse
- courthouse
- wheelhouse
- housetruck
- houseclean
- housecraft
- guesthouse
- jewelhouse
- houseplant
- shoothouse
- stinkhouse
- crackhouse
- ranchhouse
- trap house
- beachhouse
- housebuyer
- powerhouse
- news-house
- houseguest
- housepants
- dope house
- housebreak
- housemaker
- moviehouse
- earthhouse
- housefrock
- jakeshouse
- sharehouse
- housewards
- Stonehouse
- greenhouse
- blockhouse
- lighthouse
- houseproud
- watchhouse
- guardhouse
- housepride
- steakhouse
- pilothouse
- houseowner
- lodgehouse
- ferryhouse
- storehouse
- chookhouse
- stormhouse
- oast house
- gabberhouse
- housemother
- houseleader
- field house
- housemaster
- schoolhouse
- tacklehouse
- housefellow
- culverhouse
- summerhouse
- motherhouse
- househunter
- houseparent
- houseworker
- housewright
- winterhouse
- parrothouse
- Wendy house
- barrelhouse
- pigeonhouse
- wafflehouse
- lazar house
- prisonhouse
- houseperson
- coffeehouse
- housespouse
- wring-house
- churchhouse
- housekeeper
- housefather
- boilerhouse
- housebroken
- spitalhouse
- chute house
- housemaking
- house-proud
- housebuying
- springhouse
- porterhouse
- chargehouse
- steeplehouse
- broilerhouse
- house martin
- houseraising
- chickenhouse
- packinghouse
- housekeeping
- stationhouse
- picket-house
- meetinghouse
- housewarming
- housecleaner
- housepainter
- customshouse
- housebreaker
- househusband
- house-hunter
- countinghouse
- posting house
- housepainting
- house cricket
- brothel house
- housey-housey
- housebuilding
- draught-house
- housecleaning
- dwellinghouse
- pension house
- housemistress
- house-hunting
- housebreaking
- slaughterhouse