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noun
- a heated greenhouse
- (idiomatic) an environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed
verb (hothous, ing)
- (context, of a child) to provide with an enriched environment with the aim of stimulating academic development
adjective
- (context, of a plant) grown in a hothouse
- (idiomatic) (of a person) delicate (as if needing a comforting environment)
Etymology: hot + house
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