homemade

[ hohm-meyd ]

/ ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd /

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adjective

made 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.

made in one's own country; domestic: I prefer a homemade car to one of those foreign models.

made, contrived, or assembled by oneself; not professionally made or done; amateurish: the plain look of homemade furniture.

Nearby words

homeless, homelessly, homelessness, homelike, homely, homemade, homemaker, homemaking, homeo-, homeobox, homeobox gene

Origin of homemade

First recorded in 1650–60; home + made

Examples from the Web for homemade

And that solution came from a homemade brew Branch and her sister created together.
Goodbye To A Natural Hair Guru: Miss Jessie's Cofounder Titi Branch Dead At 45|Danielle Belton|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CID speculated that the woman was confirming who lived there before planting a homemade nail bomb.
Abu Dhabi Treats U.S. Teacher’s Murder as Terrorist Attack|Chris Allbritton|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A waiter brings out some fresh pretzels and homemade pork and wine sausages.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He set off from the coast of Senegal in a 24ft homemade rowboat.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Just under a third of all homemade sex tape submissions were created in the “Bible Belt.”
Christian Right-Wingers Love Porn: New Studies Suggest the Bible Belt Has A Kinky Side|Aurora Snow|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On one side was a huge fireplace with its homemade benches, on the other a clumsily carved chiffonier loaded with solid silver.
Canada: the Empire of the North|Agnes C. Laut
Later he was followed by other members of the party on homemade catamarans.
Frank Armstrong at College|Matthew M. Colton
The homemade hackle shredded flax in preparation for making linen cloth.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
They had homemade chairs before the War, boxes, and benches.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
They had stopped at the natural hedge, and now stood under the picturesque, homemade arc lightJerrys lantern with the red globe.
The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge|Lilian Garis