microhome

English

Alternative forms

• micro-home

Etymology

From micro- +‎ home.

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Noun

microhome (plural microhomes)

1. A very small domestic dwelling, constructed at that size in order to save environmental resources.

   Synonyms: microhouse, tiny home, tiny house

   Coordinate term: microapartment

   • 2015 October 13, Sarah Maslin Nir, “Thinking Outside the Box by Moving Into One”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Containertopia and Mr. Kloehn’s mobile shelters draw from the tiny house movement, a shift to a more ascetic way of living that has inspired entire microhome villages in places like Olympia, Wash., and Madison, Wis., as well as isolated examples in countless backyards.

   • 2017 February 11, Rupert Jones, “Welcome to rabbit-hutch Britain, land of the ever-shrinking home”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Get ready for a new wave of “micro-homes” – tiny flats, often in converted office buildings, that are roughly the size of a typical bedroom yet supposedly big enough for two people to live in.

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