diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
index ae8237706cc..e0671d6f7ff 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/elaborator/mod.rs
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ impl<'context> Elaborator<'context> {
             Interpreter::new(self.interner, &mut self.comptime_scopes, self.crate_id);
 
         let location = Location::new(span, self.file);
-        let arguments = vec![(Value::TypeDefinition(struct_id), location)];
+        let arguments = vec![(Value::StructDefinition(struct_id), location)];
 
         let value = interpreter
             .call_function(function, arguments, TypeBindings::new(), location)
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
index 1c0c4e6f274..8523e13aeea 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/interpreter/builtin.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ pub(super) fn call_builtin(
         "array_len" => array_len(&arguments),
         "as_slice" => as_slice(arguments),
         "slice_push_back" => slice_push_back(arguments),
-        "type_def_as_type" => type_def_as_type(interner, arguments),
-        "type_def_generics" => type_def_generics(interner, arguments),
-        "type_def_fields" => type_def_fields(interner, arguments),
+        "struct_def_as_type" => struct_def_as_type(interner, arguments),
+        "struct_def_generics" => struct_def_generics(interner, arguments),
+        "struct_def_fields" => struct_def_fields(interner, arguments),
         _ => {
             let item = format!("Comptime evaluation for builtin function {name}");
             Err(InterpreterError::Unimplemented { item, location })
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ fn slice_push_back(mut arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>) -> IResult<Value> {
 }
 
 /// fn as_type(self) -> Quoted
-fn type_def_as_type(
+fn struct_def_as_type(
     interner: &NodeInterner,
     mut arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>,
 ) -> IResult<Value> {
     assert_eq!(arguments.len(), 1, "ICE: `generics` should only receive a single argument");
-    let (type_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
-        Some((Value::TypeDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
+    let (struct_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
+        Some((Value::StructDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
         other => {
-            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `TypeDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
+            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `StructDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
         }
     };
 
-    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(type_def);
+    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(struct_def);
     let struct_def = struct_def.borrow();
     let make_token = |name| SpannedToken::new(Token::Ident(name), span);
 
@@ -92,19 +92,19 @@ fn type_def_as_type(
 }
 
 /// fn generics(self) -> [Quoted]
-fn type_def_generics(
+fn struct_def_generics(
     interner: &NodeInterner,
     mut arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>,
 ) -> IResult<Value> {
     assert_eq!(arguments.len(), 1, "ICE: `generics` should only receive a single argument");
-    let (type_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
-        Some((Value::TypeDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
+    let (struct_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
+        Some((Value::StructDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
         other => {
-            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `TypeDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
+            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `StructDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
         }
     };
 
-    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(type_def);
+    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(struct_def);
 
     let generics = struct_def
         .borrow()
@@ -121,20 +121,20 @@ fn type_def_generics(
 }
 
 /// fn fields(self) -> [(Quoted, Quoted)]
-/// Returns (name, type) pairs of each field of this TypeDefinition
-fn type_def_fields(
+/// Returns (name, type) pairs of each field of this StructDefinition
+fn struct_def_fields(
     interner: &mut NodeInterner,
     mut arguments: Vec<(Value, Location)>,
 ) -> IResult<Value> {
     assert_eq!(arguments.len(), 1, "ICE: `generics` should only receive a single argument");
-    let (type_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
-        Some((Value::TypeDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
+    let (struct_def, span) = match arguments.pop() {
+        Some((Value::StructDefinition(id), location)) => (id, location.span),
         other => {
-            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `TypeDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
+            unreachable!("ICE: `as_type` expected a `StructDefinition` argument, found {other:?}")
         }
     };
 
-    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(type_def);
+    let struct_def = interner.get_struct(struct_def);
     let struct_def = struct_def.borrow();
 
     let make_token = |name| SpannedToken::new(Token::Ident(name), span);
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/value.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/value.rs
index c956cdb5796..adb13c4bfbc 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/value.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/comptime/value.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub enum Value {
     Array(Vector<Value>, Type),
     Slice(Vector<Value>, Type),
     Code(Rc<Tokens>),
-    TypeDefinition(StructId),
+    StructDefinition(StructId),
 }
 
 impl Value {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Value {
             Value::Array(_, typ) => return Cow::Borrowed(typ),
             Value::Slice(_, typ) => return Cow::Borrowed(typ),
             Value::Code(_) => Type::Quoted(QuotedType::Quoted),
-            Value::TypeDefinition(_) => Type::Quoted(QuotedType::TypeDefinition),
+            Value::StructDefinition(_) => Type::Quoted(QuotedType::StructDefinition),
             Value::Pointer(element) => {
                 let element = element.borrow().get_type().into_owned();
                 Type::MutableReference(Box::new(element))
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Value {
                     }
                 };
             }
-            Value::Pointer(_) | Value::TypeDefinition(_) => {
+            Value::Pointer(_) | Value::StructDefinition(_) => {
                 return Err(InterpreterError::CannotInlineMacro { value: self, location })
             }
         };
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl Value {
                 HirExpression::Literal(HirLiteral::Slice(HirArrayLiteral::Standard(elements)))
             }
             Value::Code(block) => HirExpression::Unquote(unwrap_rc(block)),
-            Value::Pointer(_) | Value::TypeDefinition(_) => {
+            Value::Pointer(_) | Value::StructDefinition(_) => {
                 return Err(InterpreterError::CannotInlineMacro { value: self, location })
             }
         };
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ impl Display for Value {
                 }
                 write!(f, " }}")
             }
-            Value::TypeDefinition(_) => write!(f, "(type definition)"),
+            Value::StructDefinition(_) => write!(f, "(struct definition)"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/types.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/types.rs
index 0a7797c2bfb..b529ca17887 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir_def/types.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pub enum QuotedType {
     Quoted,
     TopLevelItem,
     Type,
-    TypeDefinition,
+    StructDefinition,
 }
 
 /// A list of TypeVariableIds to bind to a type. Storing the
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for QuotedType {
             QuotedType::Quoted => write!(f, "Quoted"),
             QuotedType::TopLevelItem => write!(f, "TopLevelItem"),
             QuotedType::Type => write!(f, "Type"),
-            QuotedType::TypeDefinition => write!(f, "TypeDefinition"),
+            QuotedType::StructDefinition => write!(f, "StructDefinition"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/token.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/token.rs
index f98343ba52f..41de13fb17e 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/token.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/token.rs
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ pub enum Keyword {
     Trait,
     Type,
     TypeType,
-    TypeDefinition,
+    StructDefinition,
     Unchecked,
     Unconstrained,
     Use,
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Keyword {
             Keyword::Trait => write!(f, "trait"),
             Keyword::Type => write!(f, "type"),
             Keyword::TypeType => write!(f, "Type"),
-            Keyword::TypeDefinition => write!(f, "TypeDefinition"),
+            Keyword::StructDefinition => write!(f, "StructDefinition"),
             Keyword::Unchecked => write!(f, "unchecked"),
             Keyword::Unconstrained => write!(f, "unconstrained"),
             Keyword::Use => write!(f, "use"),
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ impl Keyword {
             "trait" => Keyword::Trait,
             "type" => Keyword::Type,
             "Type" => Keyword::TypeType,
-            "TypeDefinition" => Keyword::TypeDefinition,
+            "StructDefinition" => Keyword::StructDefinition,
             "unchecked" => Keyword::Unchecked,
             "unconstrained" => Keyword::Unconstrained,
             "use" => Keyword::Use,
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/types.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/types.rs
index 493ebd1fb2f..32929312d54 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/types.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub(super) fn parse_type_inner<'a>(
         bool_type(),
         string_type(),
         expr_type(),
-        type_definition_type(),
+        struct_definition_type(),
         top_level_item_type(),
         type_of_quoted_types(),
         quoted_type(),
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ pub(super) fn expr_type() -> impl NoirParser<UnresolvedType> {
         .map_with_span(|_, span| UnresolvedTypeData::Quoted(QuotedType::Expr).with_span(span))
 }
 
-/// This is the type `TypeDefinition` - the type of a quoted type definition
-pub(super) fn type_definition_type() -> impl NoirParser<UnresolvedType> {
-    keyword(Keyword::TypeDefinition).map_with_span(|_, span| {
-        UnresolvedTypeData::Quoted(QuotedType::TypeDefinition).with_span(span)
+/// This is the type `StructDefinition` - the type of a quoted struct definition
+pub(super) fn struct_definition_type() -> impl NoirParser<UnresolvedType> {
+    keyword(Keyword::StructDefinition).map_with_span(|_, span| {
+        UnresolvedTypeData::Quoted(QuotedType::StructDefinition).with_span(span)
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/type_def.nr b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/type_def.nr
index b9354485921..c01aab4b141 100644
--- a/noir_stdlib/src/meta/type_def.nr
+++ b/noir_stdlib/src/meta/type_def.nr
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-impl TypeDefinition {
-    /// Return a syntactic version of this type definition as a type.
+impl StructDefinition {
+    /// Return a syntactic version of this struct definition as a type.
     /// For example, `as_type(quote { type Foo<A, B> { ... } })` would return `Foo<A, B>`
-    #[builtin(type_def_as_type)]
+    #[builtin(struct_def_as_type)]
     fn as_type(self) -> Quoted {}
 
-    /// Return each generic on this type. The names of these generics are unchanged
+    /// Return each generic on this struct. The names of these generics are unchanged
     /// so users may need to keep name collisions in mind if this is used directly in a macro.
-    #[builtin(type_def_generics)]
+    #[builtin(struct_def_generics)]
     fn generics(self) -> [Quoted] {}
 
-    /// Returns (name, type) pairs of each field in this type. Each type is as-is
+    /// Returns (name, type) pairs of each field in this struct. Each type is as-is
     /// with any generic arguments unchanged.
-    #[builtin(type_def_fields)]
+    #[builtin(struct_def_fields)]
     fn fields(self) -> [(Quoted, Quoted)] {}
 }
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_failure/type_definition_annotation/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_failure/type_definition_annotation/src/main.nr
index 91f9c3a52f4..d4fef84442d 100644
--- a/test_programs/compile_failure/type_definition_annotation/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/compile_failure/type_definition_annotation/src/main.nr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[fail_assert]
 struct Foo { x: Field }
 
-comptime fn fail_assert(_typ: TypeDefinition) {
+comptime fn fail_assert(_typ: StructDefinition) {
     assert(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_type_definition/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_type_definition/src/main.nr
index 025f6a0b0bf..cdfc9bd6b75 100644
--- a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_type_definition/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/comptime_type_definition/src/main.nr
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ struct MyType<A, B, C> {
     field2: (B, C),
 }
 
-comptime fn my_comptime_fn(typ: TypeDefinition) {
+comptime fn my_comptime_fn(typ: StructDefinition) {
     let _ = typ.as_type();
     assert_eq(typ.generics().len(), 3);
     assert_eq(typ.fields().len(), 2);
diff --git a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/derive_impl/src/main.nr b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/derive_impl/src/main.nr
index 9636e4c7383..5463a61d969 100644
--- a/test_programs/compile_success_empty/derive_impl/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/compile_success_empty/derive_impl/src/main.nr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-comptime fn derive_default(typ: TypeDefinition) -> Quoted {
+comptime fn derive_default(typ: StructDefinition) -> Quoted {
     let generics: [Quoted] = typ.generics();
     assert_eq(
         generics.len(), 0, "derive_default: Deriving Default on generic types is currently unimplemented"