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home economics
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
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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Derived Forms
- home economist, noun
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- home economist noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of home economics1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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She was described as "academically minded" with a flair for English, French, home economics and geography.
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Janice says, “Well, I have to fill one science requirement and English, and I want to take home economics…â€
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“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.
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His father was an art teacher, and his mother taught home economics, Ms. Kijner said.
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Resourcefulness is the hallmark of the housewife, according to any 1950s home economics film.
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