homegrown
homegrown · homegrowns
Someone or something which originated locallySomeone or something which originated locally.
US/hˈoʊmɡɹˈoʊn/
» We prefer to buy homegrown potatoes.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone or something which originated locally.
(broadly, derogatory)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.
Examples
2 sentencesWe prefer to buy homegrown potatoes.
There are homegrown Christian sects in the Philippines, such as Iglesia ni Cristo and the Aglipayan Church.
Forms
plural: homegrownsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhomespun