home economics

American  

noun

1. the art and science of home management.

2. 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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home economics British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) the study of diet, budgeting, child care, textiles, and other subjects concerned with running a home

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Other Word Forms

• home economist noun

Etymology

Origin of home economics

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The home economics teacher, 65, has been an avid follower of the royals since she was a child and combines it with her passion for photography.

From BBC

The bat colony living in the ceiling leaves drippings that ebb into the home economics room.

From Seattle Times

And so, there's a whole home economics piece to it too, that I just get a kick out of.

From Salon

The reason is Mrs. Hansing-Brock, the teacher who let him take home economics classes, where he learned to sew and cook alongside female classmates.

From Washington Post

He was soon baking for the Five Towns Woman’s Exchange and by 16 had hired his first employee, a classmate from home economics.

From New York Times