Neighborhood
/ˈneɪ.bə.hʊd/noun
The area around or near a place, especially where people live.
Did you know?Neighborhood is a later English formation from near + -hood, and the same old -hood family shows up in words like childhood and brotherhood, where it originally marked a state or condition.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
neah
“near, close”
Old English
OE
gebur
“dweller, farmer, or neighbor”
Middle English
ME
neigheborhood
“the condition or state of being neighbors; neighborhood”
16th Century
English
neighbourhood
“a district or area near a place; also the state of being neighbors”
Modern English
English
neighborhood
“a district or area where people live near one another”