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View synonyms for home economics
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 Words From
- home economist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of home economics1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
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