homegrown

adjective

home·​grown ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 

1

: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area

homegrown vegetables

homegrown films

2

: native to or characteristic of a particular area

the festival will feature homegrown artists

Examples of homegrown in a Sentence

The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.

The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

At the Premier League, Bunce oversaw the elite player performance plan (EPPP) — which creates standardisation across clubs with the aim of developing more homegrown players — and the introduction of a national injury surveillance project, which recorded injuries centrally. —Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024

Her work burst onto the scene in the nineteen-sixties already fully formed—it was concerned, as much of the Black Arts poetry of the day was, with injustice and liberation, but also exhibited her homegrown humor and a Southern sensibility. —Kevin Young, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024

Patrick Weah was not retained after 2024, but is protected as a homegrown player. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024

The uprising that forced him out was the work of homegrown rebel armies, advancing inexorably across the country as his troops scattered and Syrians of all ages and faiths celebrated their success. —Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

homegrown

adjective

home·​grown ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 

1

: grown or made at home or nearby

homegrown vegetables

2

: native to or characteristic of a particular place

homegrown artists