guesthouse

== English == === Alternative forms === guest house, guest-house (rare) === Etymology === From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest +‎ house. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛsthaʊs/ === Noun === guesthouse (plural guesthouses) A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:lodging place ==== Hypernyms ==== house ==== Hyponyms ==== (client accommodations): paying guest house, PG house ==== Descendants ==== Japanese: ゲストハウス (​gesutohausu) Korean: 게스트하우스 (geseuteuhauseu) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === house guest, houseguest