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

In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. —Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Vargas has seen his role grow consistently since signing a homegrown deal in December 2021. —Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

As if cursed since the Civil War, residents continue to mistake their homegrown villains for heroes. —Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026

There’s a reason nine of America’s homegrown music genres trace significant heritage to the Mississippi Delta. —Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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