Definition
A heated greenhouse for growing plants that need warmth, or figuratively, an environment that intensifies or forces rapid development.
Etymology
From 'hot' (Old English 'hat') + 'house.' The literal greenhouse meaning dates to the 1600s, and the metaphorical meaning (intensified environment) became popular in the 1800s.
Kelly Says
Elite universities are called 'hothouses' for talent, and hothouse parenting (pushing kids intensely) is controversial because the metaphor captures something true—you can force rapid growth in controlled conditions, but plants raised in hothouses often can't survive in the real world.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
HOTHOUSE
HOT-HOUSE
ARالعربية
بيت الزهور
bayt az-zuhur
CACatalà
hot house
hot haws
CSČeština
skleníky
sk-len-i-ky
DADansk
drivhus
dreev-hus
DEDeutsch
Gewächshaus
geh-vach-shaus
ELΕλληνικά
στε κλίνη
ste klin-i
ESEspañol
invernadero
in-ver-na-de-ro
FAفارسی
گلخانه
gol-kha-neh
FISuomi
kasvihuone
kas-vi-hu-one
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीनहाउस
green-haus
HUMagyar
üvegház
oo-veh-haz
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah kaca
ru-mah ka-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah kaca
ru-mah ka-cha
MYမြန်မာ
hot house
hot haws
NLNederlands
kassen
kas-sen
NONorsk
drivhus
dreev-hus
PLPolski
szklarnia
sz-k-lar-nia
PTPortuguês
estufas
es-tu-fas
RUРусский
теплица
tep-lit-sa
SVSvenska
tropisk växthus
tro-pisk veks-thus
SWKiswahili
ghorofa ya joto
ghor-o-fa ya jo-to
TAதமிழ்
வெப்பச்சுடர்
veppa-chudar
TEతెలుగు
వీడియో
veed-i-yo
THไทย
เรือนกระจก
ruan-kra-chok
TLTL
bahay-salamin
ba-hay-sa-la-min
UKУкраїнська
теплиця
tep-lit-sia
VITiếng Việt
nhà kính
nha-kinh