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homemade

adjective

  1. made in the home, on the premises, or by one's own efforts
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From home + made.

  1. Made at home.

    a homemade chicken casserole

    [T]he very wet winter will have washed much of the goodness out of the soil. Homemade compost and the load of manure we get from a friendly farmer may not be enough to compensate for what has leached from the ground.

  2. Made by oneself.

    Near-synonyms: homebrew, handmade

    a homemade bomb

  3. In a simple style as if made at home.

    Near-synonym: homespun

    a homemade aphorism