guest-room

A family prepares the guest-room for their visitors.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A room in a private home set aside for visitors to sleep in: "guest-room" refers to a bedroom specifically designated for the use of guests or visitors, rather than for the regular occupants of the house.

Usage Examples

• (A bedroom prepared for visitors.)
• (A room intended for overnight guests.)

Advanced Usage

• "to put someone up in the guest-room": to provide a guest-room for someone to stay in.

  • They put their old college friend up in the guest-room for the weekend. (They offered the friend the designated visitor's bedroom.)

• "guest-room suite": a guest-room that includes an attached bathroom or sitting area.

  • The master guest-room suite has its own private bathroom. (A larger, more luxurious visitor's bedroom.)

Variants and Related Words

• Guest (n): a person who is invited to visit or stay in someone's home.

  • We have three guests coming for dinner tonight. (Visitors to the home.)

• Guesthouse (n): a separate building or small house for guests, often on the same property.

  • They built a guesthouse in the backyard for visiting family. (A separate structure for visitors.)

Synonyms

• Spare room: a room that is not regularly used and can be offered to guests.
• Visitor's bedroom: a bedroom intended for guests.

Related Idioms

• No idioms directly using "guest-room" are common, but the concept appears in phrases like:
  • "Make yourself at home in the guest-room": a polite invitation for a guest to settle in comfortably.
  • Please make yourself at home in the guest-room; the closet is empty. (Invitation to relax in the visitor's bedroom.)