homemade

adjective

home·​made ˈhō(m)-ˈmād How to pronounce homemade (audio)
1
: made in the home, on the premises, or by one's own efforts
2
: of domestic manufacture

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Batches of fresh salsa, homemade chocolate bars, children’s clothes, candles and upcycled goods are now among the offerings at a new artisan craft market — and bakery storefront — in industrial Belmont. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Maman, a New York–founded artisanal chain that went viral earlier this year for its Salted Tahini Latte, uses salt in most of its homemade beverage syrups. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 Balmer reportedly scaled a wall outside the mansion in Harrisburg before smashing windows, throwing homemade incendiary devices and eventually entering himself. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homemade

Word History

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of homemade was in 1547

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“Homemade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemade. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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homemade

adjective
home·​made ˈhōm-ˈ(m)ād How to pronounce homemade (audio)
: made in the home

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