handmade

adjective

hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or by a hand process

Examples of handmade in a Sentence

received a handmade sweater at the baby shower
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Clara Stones Searching for handmade jewelry to mark your time in Dubrovnik? Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025 While opening dates and hours vary, some are open year-round and several spring to life in April, offering fresh produce, handmade items and gourmet accoutrements such as jams and jellies. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025 Additionally, engineers will need to scale up production of targets by orders of magnitude: from a few hundreds handmade every year with a price tag of hundreds of thousands of dollars each to millions costing only a few dollars each. Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025 There will be handmade gift items for sale by local artists. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for handmade 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handmade was in 1809

Dictionary Entries Near handmade

Cite this Entry

“Handmade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handmade. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

handmade

adjective
hand·​made ˈhan(d)-ˈmād How to pronounce handmade (audio)
: made by hand or with hand tools

More from Merriam-Webster on handmade

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!