homegrown

adjective

home·​grown ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 

1

: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area

homegrown vegetables

homegrown films

2

: native to or characteristic of a particular area

the festival will feature homegrown artists

Examples of homegrown in a Sentence

The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.

The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Denmark is the same size and has two automatic relegation places, yet boasts more than double the homegrown under-20 minutes. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The roster is filled with homegrown wrestlers, former NJPW talent, and wrestlers who have been with the company since its inception. — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Unsurprisingly, Canadian sales of homegrown wines have soared. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

More to the point, the cost of launching and maintaining a homegrown streaming service is prohibitively expensive, even when Yankees and Knicks revenues are funding the effort. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for homegrown

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

homegrown

adjective

home·​grown ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 

1

: grown or made at home or nearby

homegrown vegetables

2

: native to or characteristic of a particular place

homegrown artists