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

But deeper into the hills of the Ivy League institution, a homemade banner hanging from student co-op housing Saturday signals roiling turmoil. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Prosecutor Mark Luckett said the duo were directed by a third person believed to be in Iran who coordinated plans and provided instructions on making a homemade chlorine bomb. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

An hour southwest of Rockford, the first Illinois Horror Movie Festival kicks off Friday in Milledgeville, screening 66 homemade horror shorts. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The whole family is welcome for sheet-pan pizza and gelato, which covers how to make DIY Roman-style pizza and homemade dark chocolate and orange gelato. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 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