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

Member's Mark Jumbo Gourmet Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookie Dough Since homemade chocolate chip cookies are not always in the cards, keeping this cookie dough from Member's Mark in your fridge or freezer is the next best solution. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 May 2025

In the float, celery root ice cream is drizzled with coffee oil, topped with red wine vinegar and shio koji-marinated cherries, and spritzed with a homemade celery soda. —Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 May 2025

Heavy eyeliner will be enforced, and all executive orders are to be issued via homemade mixtapes. —Jennie Egerdie, New Yorker, 21 May 2025

Inside, the restaurant offers cozy dining tables, a case packed with homemade baked goodies, and décor saluting England’s Queen Elizabeth and all things for teatime. —Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025

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