self-made

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self-made

adjective

not comparable, of a person Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others. My father was the quintessential self-made man.
Similar: self-structured, self-formed · Opposite: nepotistic, cronyish
not comparable, of a thing Made by oneself instead of bought or taken over. Near-synonyms: homemade, homebrew, homespun, handmade; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
Similar: homemade, homebrew, homespun, handmade, custom-made, made-to-measure, made-to-order, tailor-made

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adj having achieved success by one's own efforts

Italiano	venuto dal niente, fatto da sé
Ελληνικά	αυτοδημιούργητος aftodimioúrgitos
Русский	обя́занный всем самому́ себе́ objázannyj vsem samomú sebé
العربية	عِصَامِيّ ʕiṣāmiyy

adj made by oneself

Español	casero, hecho a mano, hecho en casa
Deutsch	selbstgemacht
Русский	самоде́льный samodélʹnyj
العربية	عِصَامِيّ ʕiṣāmiyy

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@misc{self_made_2026,
  title = {self-made},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-made},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}