"self-made" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: self- + made Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|made}} self- + made Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-made (not comparable)
  1. (of a person) Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: self-structured, self-formed Translations (having achieved success by one's own efforts): itse uransa luonut (Finnish), oman onnensa seppä (Finnish), αυτοδημιούργητος (aftodimioúrgitos) (Greek), venuto dal niente (Italian), fatto da sé (Italian), zawdzięczający wszystko samemu sobie (Polish), обя́занный всем самому́ себе́ (objázannyj vsem samomú sebé) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-made-en-adj-GCfdcj9C Categories (other): English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 76 24 Disambiguation of "having achieved success by one's own efforts": 92 8
  2. (of a thing) Made by oneself instead of bought or taken over. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: homemade, homebrew Translations (made by oneself): zelfgemaakt (Dutch), omatekoinen (Finnish), itse tehty (Finnish), selbstgemacht (German), самоде́льный (samodélʹnyj) (Russian), casero (Spanish), hecho a mano (Spanish), hecho en casa (Spanish), саморо́бний (samoróbnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-self-made-en-adj-s8u0daT1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'made by oneself': 4 96

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