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
Abdelhameid: The woman behind this nursery school slash laboratory was a Black home economist named Flemmie Kittrell.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
The secret ingredient of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ is home economist Faenia Moore: “It would be helpful to be clairvoyant in my job,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
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 Perdue, Mitzi
