homemade

American  

[hohm-meyd] / ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd /

adjective

1. made make or prepared at home, locally, or by the maker's own efforts.

   The restaurant's pastry is homemade. Breakfast at the farmhouse always meant homemade preserves.

2. made make in one's own country; domestic.

   I prefer a homemade car to one of those foreign models.

3. made, make, contrived, or assembled by oneself; not professionally made make or done; amateurish.

   the plain look of homemade furniture.

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Etymology

Origin of homemade

First recorded in 1650–60; home + made

Example Sentences

Copeland said her mother might get a homemade card, and she added that she is browsing secondhand shops and websites in search of other budget gifts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rosario, the foreman’s wife, had woken up at 4:30 a.m., as she always does, to make the couple a lunch of homemade tortillas, green beans and refried beans.

From Los Angeles Times

More shoppers are regifting or considering giving homemade gifts, the Deloitte survey found.

From Los Angeles Times

And then there were train enthusiasts like an 11-year-old passenger, who was wearing a homemade California Zephyr shirt, a blue Amtrak baseball hat and a lanyard with collectible pins.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Mr. Jesso’s voice, we mostly hear potential, though the fragile intimacy of his delivery does have a certain homemade charm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• handmade