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camp-made

camp-made

1 5.9
A thing made at a summer camp as an arts and crafts project
  • adjective
: hecho en campamento
  • The children proudly displayed their camp-made crafts.

Examples

  • The arts room was filled with camp-made crafts before the end-of-session exhibition.

  • Her camp-made bracelet brings back fond memories of childhood summers.

  • He proudly showed off his camp-made birdhouse at the family picnic.

  • She brought home a beautiful camp-made necklace.

  • He proudly showed off his camp-made birdhouse at the family picnic.

  • Her camp-made bracelet brings back fond memories of childhood summers.

  • The arts room was filled with camp-made crafts before the end-of-session exhibition.

Surface Forms

camp-made positive

Morphology

camp-made = camp + made (transparent) = camp + made

A straightforward noun + past-participle compound meaning 'made at a camp'; learners who know 'camp' and 'made' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Camp-made comes from camp, a place where people stay for activities in summer, and made, the past of 'make', so it means 'made at a camp', often as a simple arts-and-crafts item.