ranchette

[ ran-chet ]

noun

1. a small-scale ranch, typically of only a few acres.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ranchette¹

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60; ranch + -ette

Example Sentences

But, Skinner didn’t want to admit to having made a horrible mistake with her ranchette, now home to chickens, pet goats and sheep.

From Washington Times

By 1939, tracts of land for new ranchette homes were advertised for sale with bonus Olympic plants, “without question the most aristocratic of all the juice-bearing berries.”

From Seattle Times

Weidong Henry Han, 57; Huijie “Jennie” Yu, 29; and their daughter, Emily, were found dead Wednesday night inside their gated, 7-acre ranchette off the 101 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you look at the Hill Country, the areas around Fredericksburg and Kerrville, you see people with resources going out and buying their ‘ranchette’ or ‘farmette,’ and spending much of their time there,” Potter said.

From Washington Times

“Come live your California dream in this cute ranchette!” the real estate listing had read, but now the ranchette was another California house with no running water.

From Washington Post