homegrown.
Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.
Meaning & usage
Raised or cultivated at home, on one's own land, or in one's own country; domestic; indigenous.
Each spring they planted a garden and each summer they enjoyed homegrown vegetables.
Produced or coming from one's own country or a particular place; local; native; self-produced.
The young politician is a homegrown talent we are all proud of here.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos 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.
Someone or something which originated locally.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos 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.
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