granny flat

noun

Definition of granny flatnext
chiefly British
as in railroad flat

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Recent Examples of granny flat They've been called granny flats, carriage houses, or mother-in-law suites. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Other elements of the package would legalize statewide accessory dwelling units, also known as granny flats or ADUs, without additional restrictions beyond those required for single-family homes. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 The bill also loosens rules around building increasingly popular accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — such as granny flats, in-law suites or backyard cottages — alongside existing structures. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026 The bill aims to increase the state's housing supply by opening the door to two single-family homes, duplexes and, in some cases, accessory dwelling units, otherwise known as granny flats, in areas of the state zoned as residential. — Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granny flat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny flat
  1. railroad flat
  2. efficiency apartment
  3. studio apartment
  4. garden apartment
  5. efficiency
  6. duplex apartment
  7. condo
  8. penthouse
Noun
  • Their first place had been a railroad flat, four flights up, three avenues over on Columbus, amid the drug dealers and the prostitutes, the opera singers and the social workers, fine for newlyweds starting out.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Shelton moved with her five kids to a railroad flat on Blake Street in Berkeley.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2022
Definition of railroad flat
Noun
  • The inn also offers two efficiency apartments for longer-term stays.
    — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • The business also offered plans for tiny homes, about the size of an efficiency apartment.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Definition of efficiency apartment
Noun
  • Alone in her tiny studio apartment, Sarah-Jane Hoadley regularly documents her life as a single woman in her 40s with no friends.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The development has studio apartments and units up to three bedrooms.
    — Emily Holshouser August 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of studio apartment
Noun
  • Pretty in Pink is one way to refer to this historic garden apartment—built in 1875.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The result tees up a vote today by the full City Council, when aldermen could give a green light clearing the way for new garden apartments, attic-to-housing conversions and coach housing.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Definition of garden apartment
Noun
  • That aircraft will put the Z4’s unusual airframe through its first full-scale flight test, bringing JetZero one step closer to finding out whether its efficiency targets can work beyond the drawing board.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sharing components and collaborating on research will help cut costs and speed up development, as well as add efficiency in economy of scale once the vehicles go into production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of efficiency
Noun
  • Griffin also recently paid $38 million for a duplex apartment up the block from where Mamdani shot the video, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After meeting his girlfriend, İlkay, the couple moved into a furnished two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom duplex apartment in the Kadıköy neighborhood of Istanbul.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of duplex apartment
Noun
  • Rubens Barrichello bought a unit at Colette Residences, a luxury condo building that has yet to break ground.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The condo was built in 2019 and has a living area of 1,622 square feet.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of condo
Noun
  • Mamdani and Hochul announced it in April, with Mamdani unveiling the plan in a video filmed outside Citadel billionaire Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The residence began as two separate penthouses, but in the mid-1990s they were combined into one home in a project commissioned by investor businessman Billy Getty, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of penthouse

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“Granny flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flat. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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