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

Snippets of homemade films the two made as children reflect their lifelong passion for film-making, as well as an interview with their former drama teacher, who has a cameo role in season five.

From BBC

These voices insist that it isn’t “real cooking” unless everything is homemade, that shortcuts signify failure, and that feeding yourself—or others—this way reflects some deeper shortcoming.

From Salon

Instead of buying expensive powders though, he recommends a simple homemade mix to take with you.

From BBC

I always have coffee with our new homemade almond milk.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those delights can be as simple as looking up eco-friendly homemade shampoo formulas on Instagram or crushing a bucket of berries for seed collection to help restore native plants.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• handmade