1. [noun] A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm
2. [noun] The place that is one's home
3. [noun] (South Africa) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family
4. [noun] The home or seat of a family; place of origin.
5. [verb] To acquire or settle on land as a homestead.
6. [noun] The home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family.
7. [noun] Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law.
8. [noun] Dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land.
9. [verb] Settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead.
