two-family house

[ too-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee ]

noun

1. a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.

Example Sentences

The scene: The couple own a two-family house, with the tenants right upstairs.

From Seattle Times

He pulled to a stop in front of a pale gray two-family house and pointed to an upstairs window.

From New York Times

Ganiso, 42, who owns a trucking company, bought the two-family house for $55,000 in 2012.

From Seattle Times

He and I live on separate floors of a two-family house in Brooklyn.

From New York Times

My husband and I live in a two-family house and she lives in the other unit, so she will likely be one of the baby’s main caretakers, after myself and my husband.

From Slate