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
Bonnie Miller RubinIf you passed seventh-grade home economics, you can probably sew a few basic nursery accessories.—Deeanne Gist
Deeanne Gistcalled 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
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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
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“Home economics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20economics. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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