"farm team" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-farm team.ogg [Australia] Forms: farm teams [plural]
Etymology: A reference to the fact that many minor league teams in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were in small towns in rural areas. Head templates: {{en-noun}} farm team (plural farm teams)
  1. (sports, slang) A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: farm club, feeder team, nursery club Translations (minor league team concerned with player development): farmerhold [neuter] (Danish), farmijoukkue (Finnish), farmerlag [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), фарм-клуб (farm-klub) [masculine] (Russian), farmarklubb [common-gender] (Swedish), farmarlag [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-farm_team-en-noun-yJ-Ns9gW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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