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home economics

noun

  1. the art and science of home management.
  2. 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

  1. functioning as singular or plural the study of diet, budgeting, child care, textiles, and other subjects concerned with running a home
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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