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

Printed in a wistful italic font and decorated haphazardly with doves, shooting stars, butterflies and the Rialto Bridge, the invitation appears homemade, but not in an artisanal sense. —Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 June 2025

The film follows a group of college students who order a pizza to their dorm, but after accidentally ingesting a homemade drug, their simple journey down two flights of stairs to retrieve it turns into a mind-bendingly transformative quest. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 25 June 2025

Her specialty was homemade guacamole and one of her favorite holidays was Cinco de Mayo. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 June 2025

If your garden is big enough, add a homemade stone path throughout the area. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 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