an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals. a 200-hectare farm; a dairy farm; an organic farm ...

1an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals a 400-acre farm a farm worker/laborer farm buildings/machinery to ...

[intransitive, transitive] to use land for growing crops and/or keeping animals. Extra Examples The land has been intensively farmed. They farm organically now.

farm has developed meanings and uses in subjects including agriculture (late 1500s), economics and commerce (late 1500s), finance (early 1600s), arts (1850s).

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded in the Middle English period (1150—1500). See meaning & use ...

to use land for growing crops and/or keeping animals The family has farmed in Kansas for over 100 years. farm something They farm dairy cattle.

the business of managing or working on a farm. See also battery farming, dryland farming, factory farming, gold farming, mixed farming, strip-farming, truck ...

​(disapproving) to arrange for somebody to be cared for by other people. Their children were farmed out at an early age to childminders. Want to learn more?

​a person who owns or manages a farm. My parents are dairy farmers. The land is owned by a local farmer. A lot of conventional farmers have converted to ... Gold farmer · Fannie Farmer · Farmer George · Dirt farmer

[uncountable] the business of managing or working on a farm dairy/fish, etc. farming organic farming modern farming methods a farming community