home remedy

noun

A remedy, often of an unscientific medicinal nature, made or devised in one's own home.

Similar
folk remedy

Meanings

nounhome remedy (plural home remedies)

plural home remedies

  1. A remedy, often of an unscientific medicinal nature, made or devised in one's own home.

    Synonyms: folk remedy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA remedy, often of an unscientific medicinal nature, made or devised in one's own home.

Similar
folk remedy

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 偏方, 土方
  • 偏方 (piānfāng)home remedy
  • 土方 (tǔfāng)home remedy
Danish husråd
  • husrådhome remedy
Finnish kansanlääke
  • kansanlääkehome remedy
French remède de bonne femme, remède de grand-mère
  • remède de bonne femmehome remedy
  • remède de grand-mèrehome remedy
German Hausmittel
  • Hausmittelhome remedy
Norwegian Bokmål kjerringråd
  • kjerringrådhome remedy
Portuguese mezinha, mitombo
  • mezinhahome remedy
  • mitombohome remedy
Swedish huskur
  • huskurhome remedy
Cite this entry
APA

home remedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20remedy

MLA

“home remedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20remedy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home remedy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20remedy.

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