homemade

adjective

home·​made ˈhō(m)-ˈmād 

1

: made in the home, on the premises, or by one's own efforts

2

: of domestic manufacture

Examples of homemade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Café Central, homemade bread, light snacks, and pastries—beloved pasteis de nata (custard tarts)—are available. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Pope makes a homemade bomb by eyeballing every measurement, and no one dies. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Try the hot pies with high-end ingredients like Ezzo pepperoni, Porcellino Diablo salami, Bianco DiNapoli tomatoes and homemade pickled chiles. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

This dessert is a homemade waffle cone stuffed with cookie butter cheesecake (instead of ice cream) and drizzled with cookie butter and pecan praline. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for homemade

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

homemade

adjective

home·​made ˈhōm-ˈ(m)ād 

: made in the home