home video

noun

An amateur televisual recording made privately for domestic use, rather than commercially or professionally.

“This is home video of the missing little girl.”

Meanings

nounhome video (countable and uncountable, plural home videos)

plural home videos

  1. countableuncountableAn amateur televisual recording made privately for domestic use, rather than commercially or professionally.

    This is home video of the missing little girl.

  2. countableuncountableA film released on video without a previous cinema release.

    Synonyms: homevid, home movie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA film released on video without a previous cinema release.

Cite this entry
APA

home video. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20video

MLA

“home video.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20video. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home video,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20video.

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