tiny house
noun
plural tiny houses
: a small house or mobile home that typically has a floor plan of less than 500 square feet and that is usually designed for ergonomics and space efficiency
The Joneses are one of thousands of families around the United States who have chosen to live in a tiny house in the last few years. For some families, it's about saving money. Others love having a house they can move anywhere, because some are actually built on trailers and can be towed with a car.—
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times MagazineNow, students and recent graduates of Northwestern University are building a home that takes the tiny house concept one step further: a 128-square foot house that is totally off the grid, equipped with solar panels for energy, a battery bank that can store power for times when no solar power is available, and a system for harvesting rain water.—Rebecca J. Rosen
—sometimes hyphenated when used before another nounRebecca J. RosenThe rhetoric of modern tiny-house living begins with the assertion that big houses, aside from being wasteful and environmentally noxious, are debtors' prisons …—Alec Wilkinson
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Dragon Tiny Homes Unusually for such a compact tiny house – to put its size into perspective, the Pisgah Park Model is over 20 ft (6 m) longer, for example – the Avalon V2 includes a downstairs bedroom, which can also be optionally turned into an office space.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2025
The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
But for those looking for more contemporary accommodations that are out of the town’s main hustle and bustle, look no further than Casa Dom, a modern tiny house that is situated at the end of an unpaved road, past the southern edge of town.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
The interior is filled with natural light, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows at one end of this rentable tiny house, which can be opened to welcome nature inside.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
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New Atlas, 19 June 2025
The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
But for those looking for more contemporary accommodations that are out of the town’s main hustle and bustle, look no further than Casa Dom, a modern tiny house that is situated at the end of an unpaved road, past the southern edge of town.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
The interior is filled with natural light, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glass windows at one end of this rentable tiny house, which can be opened to welcome nature inside.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tiny house
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“Tiny house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiny%20house. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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