flatlet

[ flat-lit ]

noun

, British.

1. a residential apartment with only one or two rooms.

flatlet

/ ˈflætlɪt /

noun

1. a flat having only a few rooms

Word History and Origins

Origin of flatlet¹

First recorded in 1920–25; flat ² + -let

Example Sentences

But a handful of families would let their domestics keep their children with them, living in little maids’ quarters or flatlets in the backyard.

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