home economics
Americannoun
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the art and science of home management.
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a college curriculum usually including studies in nutrition, the purchase, preparation, and service of food, interior design, clothing and textiles, child development, family relationships, and household economics.
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Etymology
Origin of home economics
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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He said that as a result, some schools had not been able to offer home economics, computing and technical studies classes to certain year groups.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
For much of the 1900s, family and consumer sciences, more broadly known as home economics, were a staple of educational curricula in most American communities.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
She competed in—and won—pageants and was active in her Baptist church, before getting a degree in home economics from the University of Kentucky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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