home economics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a subject or class that teaches skills (such as cooking or sewing) which are useful in the home
Classes in the family and consumer sciences—no one calls it home economics anymore—have changed too, stressing the entrepreneurial over the domestic …Bonnie Miller Rubin
If you passed seventh-grade home economics, you can probably sew a few basic nursery accessories.Deeanne Gist

called also home ec

home economist noun

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For example, your child may take art in seventh grade and home economics in eighth grade. Jennifer O'Donnell, Parents, 18 July 2024 In September 1865, at the age of 15, Hesse was sent to a finishing school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, to learn French, home economics and decorum, as was common for elite young women of the time. Corrado Nai, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 Allie Echeverria, a modern home economics expert and founder of the Eaton Broshan Method, says that the hack does keep your shower looking clean in the short term. Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2024 Parents, not state bureaucrats or school administrators, best understand their children’s educational strengths and needs, which run the gamut from specific subjects to physical activity to home economics. John Tillman, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home economics 

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of home economics was in 1872

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“Home economics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20economics. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

home economics

noun
: the study of the care and management of a household
home economist noun

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