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

An exponential growth in below-the-line workers, such as cameramen and film and sound editors, has followed U.S. films and TV series being routinely shot in the Canadian province since the 1970s, with local talent getting work on those high-profile projects and homegrown films and TV series. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024

This homegrown contingent includes owner Margaret Tvedten (fantasy oil paintings), DeeAnne Wagner (beach frolic translated to oils-on-paper), and Rick Ford (realistic nature scenes in oil or graphite). —Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024

In the last few years, the Indian government has nurtured an ecosystem where global players like Google and Meta, Indian businesses like Reliance Jio and Tata Consulting Services, and homegrown startups can take advantage of its cost-efficient technological landscape. —Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024

The rapid rise of China’s homegrown electric vehicle (EV) makers, such as BYD and Xpeng (XPEV), is upending the largest passenger car market on the planet and leaving the world’s biggest carmakers on the losing end. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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