homemade

B1 Topic:House & Home

Also spelled home-made

US /ˌhoʊmˈmeɪd/ UK /ˌhəʊmˈmeɪd/
adj Freq #9024

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    made at home rather than in a factory or shop

    They brought homemade bread to the picnic.

  2. 2
    adj

    made by oneself, often with simple materials

    The children launched a homemade kite.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · made at home rather than in... handmadehome-cooked
2 adj · made by oneself, often with... handmadeimprovised
More self-made
Opposites
commercialfactory-made
Word family
Derived forms semi-homemadesemihomemade
Related forms diy

Etymology

From home + made.

Topics

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