tree house

or tree·house

[ tree-hous ]

noun

1. a small house, especially one for children to play in, built or placed up in the branches of a tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tree house¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The home of ceramist Raina Lee includes a tree house featuring her pottery as well as a garage studio that houses her pottery wheel, kilns and her crackly volcanic glazes.

From Los Angeles Times

To get to ceramist Raina Lee’s tree house, you enter through an iron gate with a dog warning sign and climb a long wooden staircase that creaks beneath your feet.

From Los Angeles Times

Hours before the council meeting, a court ruled that police can’t clear away tree houses that activists have built in the area for now.

From Seattle Times

Scores of activists from across the country have built tree houses in the protest camp.

From BBC

She was keen on acting from the age of five - deciding she wanted to play an Ewok after watching Return of the Jedi and "loving the concept of living in tree houses".

From BBC