Synonyms

home economics

American

noun

the art and science of home management.
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.

home economics British

noun

(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

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Home economics students went door to door looking for candidates.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

Home economics, the field that Flemmie is so passionately rooted in – was falling out of favor.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2023

Home economics started out as a way to systematize how you kept house so you did it as efficiently as possible.

From Salon • May 9, 2021

Home economics, which included sewing and other domestic arts, was increasingly left out of school curriculum.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2020

Home economics is no attempt to drive women back into home seclusion.

From The Women of Tomorrow by Hard, William

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