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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.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism


home economist, noun
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home economics  
n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
The science and art of home management.
home economist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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