Meaning & use
homemade
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Made at home rather than bought from a shop or factory.
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She brought homemade cookies to the school fundraiser.
He prefers homemade pasta to anything from a package.
A note on using this word
Homemade emphasizes personal, often simpler production and is commonly used to suggest freshness or authenticity, especially for food.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
store-boughtcommercial
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