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homegrown

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 M G R OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Each spring they planted a garden and each summer they enjoyed homegrown vegetables.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, not-comparable

Examples

  • The young politician is a homegrown talent we are all proud of here.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone or something which originated locally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A native citizen of a country, especially a criminal, who has an ethnic, cultural and/or religious background that is different from the country’s historical majority, and is therefore perceived as foreign despite formal citizenship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

grown or originating in a particular place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English grown English homegrown From home + grown.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自家种植的 — Grown at home
  • Estonian: omakasvatatud — Grown at home
  • Estonian: kodumaine — Grown at home
  • French: fait maison — Grown at home
  • German: selbstgezogen — Grown at home
  • Italian: nostrano — Grown at home
  • Italian: fatto in casa — Grown at home
  • Polish: wyhodowany w domu — Grown at home
  • Russian: дома́шний (domášnij) — Grown at home
  • Spanish: casero — Grown at home
  • Spanish: de cosecha propia — Grown at home
  • Swedish: hemodlad — Grown at home
  • Dutch: zelfgemaakt — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Dutch: huisgemaakt — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Polish: domorosły — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Polish: samorodny — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Russian: доморо́щенный (domoróščennyj) — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Swedish: hemmasnickrad — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional
  • Swedish: egentillverkad — Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional