next-door neighbour
next-door neighbour — noun
1. a person who lives in the house, flat, or room immediately beside the one where
a person who lives in the house, flat, or room immediately beside the one where you live
Our next-door neighbour, Mrs. Patel, brought us an apple pie when we moved in.
possessive form: next-door neighbour's [name]
The next-door neighbour's dog barks at six every morning, so I always wake up early.
possessive: next-door neighbour's + noun
We invited our next-door neighbour to the barbecue, and she brought her famous potato salad.
Our next-door neighbour offered to water our plants while we were on holiday in Crete.
The music from the student flat was so loud that the next-door neighbour complained to the landlord.
- neighbour
broader term — a next-door neighbour is always a neighbour, but a neighbour may live several doors away or across the street
- immediate neighbour
slightly more formal; used in property disputes or official contexts
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Nearly always used with a possessive determiner (my, our, the) or a possessive name (Sophie's next-door neighbour).