home economics
noun
the art and science of home management.
home economist
-
a word derived from
home economics.
Example Sentences
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The ads featured pseudonymous home economist Sue Swanson, who promised that you purchased three TV Dinners and sent back the wrappers, Swanson would promptly mail you a “big silver dollar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
This holiday dish owes its existence to Campbell’s, with credit due to the talented home economist and chef Dorcas Reilly.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Horrocks: If you were a top home economist, by the 1960s, you were almost never on campus.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
The wife works for 24 hours in various roles, including that of a chef, a "home doctor" and a "home economist", the court said.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
One of her jobs as a Perdue home economist was to translate some of the world's most successful recipes into ones that were both easy to assemble and quick to prepare.
From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue
