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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Collins taught home economics in high school and math in junior high before she transitioned into politics, elected clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1975 and then lieutenant governor in 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“It doesn’t,” replied Ms. Martin, who is also a Republican and taught home economics for 18 years at the Pittsburg School down the road.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
"But the main issue I have is that they have no facilities - no music, no home economics, they have to go to the local park for their PE sessions."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
Dorcas Reilly, who was one of the first full-time members of Campbell’s home economics department, took the challenge in stride.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023
Once I learned how to use a sewing machine in Ms. Deeds’s home economics class, my imagination really took off.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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