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homegrown

homegrown

37 3.3
Produced locally in the same area instead of brought from elsewhere
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊmˌɡroʊn/
translation icon : local
  • These homegrown vegetables were picked fresh from the garden.
  • homegrown terrorists
  • homegrown terrorism
  • homegrown threat

It's good for your allergies, good for you're eating a pizza, but it's homegrown honey.

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Examples

  • She prefers homegrown produce because it supports local farmers.

  • People will drive twenty miles from the city just to get one quart of homegrown berries.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Our homegrown industry is hit hard.

  • So it takes like a homegrown kind of approach.

  • This one's homegrown, like me.

    Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

  • To be fair, that infrastructure was established when we used homegrown computers.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Many other cities have their own homegrown ecological initiatives in progress.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The government's role is to organize legal tools and financial resources to allow these homegrown solutions to flourish.

    Academic text (1999)

  • AGRA claims to be an African-led organization supporting homegrown solutions to hunger.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Are you brave enough to savor my homegrown peaches for dessert?

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

domestic
vshomegrown
587 2.8

Made or grown in your country, not in other countries

is about production in a smaller local area rather than the whole country
native
vshomegrown
453 1.5

From a particular place originally, often by birth or long history

focuses on items grown or made locally rather than original origin
indigenous
vshomegrown
104 5.6

Living or growing naturally in a place and not moved there from somewhere else

applies to things cultivated or produced locally by people rather than naturally occurring
homebred
vshomegrown
4.6

Raised at home rather than brought from another place

is made or grown in the local region rather than imported
swadeshi
vshomegrown
  • Indian
9.9

Goods made in your own country to support local businesses

is about local production without the political or patriotic emphasis

Antonyms

foreign
481 3.4

From another country or language and not familiar here

imported
2.5

Made in another country and brought here to sell

How Local

homegrown
37 3.3
local
197 1.2
regional
521 3.5
domestic
587 2.8
nonlocal
5.0
imported
2.5

Surface Forms

homegrown positive

Morphology

homegrown = home + grown (transparent) = home + grown

The meaning 'produced in one's own region' is a direct, literal combination of 'home' + 'grown' and is easily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Homegrown is simply home + grown, which means 'grown at home' or 'made locally'. So homegrown describes food, people, or ideas that come from your own area rather than from far away.