Houselets

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Small dwelling units, typically modest in size and often used for rental or temporary occupation
2. Diminutive residential buildings designed to accommodate a limited number of occupants with basic amenities
3. Tiny private residences, frequently built in clusters or used as affordable housing solutions

Etymology: "Houselets" is the plural of "houselet", a small house or a little dwelling. The word is built from "house" and the diminutive suffix "-let", which English took from Old French and which turns a noun into a smaller version of it, as in "booklet", "piglet" and "streamlet". Attaching "-let" to "house" produces a compact, slightly affectionate term for a modest dwelling, and the plural simply applies the regular English -s ending to that form.