Definition

Noun: A small building or enclosure designed to house and protect domestic fowl, especially chickens.

Usage

A "chicken coop" is a structure where chickens are kept. It provides shelter, nesting boxes for laying eggs, and roosting perches. It is often accompanied by an enclosed outdoor run.

Examples

• The farmer collects fresh eggs from the chicken coop every morning.
• We need to repair the fence around the chicken coop to keep the foxes out.
• The children helped their grandparents build a new chicken coop in the backyard.

Advanced Usage

• "The chicken coop" can be used metaphorically to describe a place that is crowded, noisy, or chaotic.
  • After the school bell rang, the hallway was like a chicken coop.

Variants and Related Words

• Coop (n): A common shortened, informal form of "chicken coop."
  • Please shut the door to the coop at dusk.
• Henhouse (n): A synonym specifically for a coop housing laying hens.
• Poultry house (n): A more general term for a building housing various domestic fowl.

Synonyms

• Henhouse
• Poultry house
• Enclosure
• Pen

Related Idioms

• "Fly the coop": To escape or leave a restrictive place or situation.
  • As soon as he turned eighteen, he was ready to fly the coop and see the world.

Noun

1. a farm building for housing poultry