home economics

The definition of home economics is the study of how to run a household.

(noun)

The course that teaches cooking and sewing in school is an example of home economics.

See home economics in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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the science and art of homemaking, including nutrition, clothing, budgeting, and child care

See home economics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

The science and art of home management.

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