a cooperative living arrangement in which people build a cluster of single-family houses around a common building for shared meals, child care, guest rooms, etc
2.
the cluster of houses with the common building
Word origin
[1985–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: WIMP, antisense, golden handcuffs, neural network, smiley
Examples of 'cohousing' in a sentence
cohousing
Cohousing is sustainable, progressive, a great solution for isolated members of society.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The development of 25 homes will be the first senior cohousing community in the country.