home economics

noun

The study of homemaking, including cookery, needlework, cleaning, etc.

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domestic economydomestic sciencesfamily and consumer sciencehousehold artshome ecdomestic science
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Meanings

nounhome economics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of homemaking, including cookery, needlework, cleaning, etc.

    Synonyms: domestic economy, domestic sciences, family and consumer science, household arts

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe study of homemaking, including cookery, needlework, cleaning, etc.

Similar
domestic economydomestic sciencesfamily and consumer sciencehousehold arts

More synonyms by meaning

nountheory and practice of homemaking

Similar
home ecdomestic sciencehousehold arts
Broader
social science
Also see
domestic economyeconomicfamily and consumer sciencehome echousehold arts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 家政, 家政學 /家政学
  • 家政 (jiāzhèng)the study of homemaking
  • 家政學 /家政学 (jiāzhèngxué)the study of homemaking
Dutch huishoudkunde
  • huishoudkundethe study of homemaking
Finnish kotitalous, kotitalousoppi
  • kotitalousthe study of homemaking
  • kotitalousoppithe study of homemaking
French économie domestique
  • économie domestiquethe study of homemaking
German Hauswirtschaft, Hauswirtschaftlehre
  • Hauswirtschaftthe study of homemaking
  • Hauswirtschaftlehrethe study of homemaking
Greek οικιακή οικονομία
  • οικιακή οικονομία (oikiakí oikonomía)the study of homemaking
Hungarian háztartástan
  • háztartástanthe study of homemaking
Japanese 家政学
  • 家政学 (kaseigaku)the study of homemaking
Malay kemahiran hidup
  • kemahiran hidupthe study of homemaking
Polish prace ręczne, technika
  • prace ręcznethe study of homemaking
  • technikathe study of homemaking
Portuguese economia doméstica
  • economia domésticathe study of homemaking
Russian дома́шнее хозя́йство, домово́дство
  • дома́шнее хозя́йство (domášneje xozjájstvo)the study of homemaking
  • домово́дство (domovódstvo)the study of homemaking
Scottish Gaelic banas-taighe
  • banas-taighethe study of homemaking
Tagalog edukasyong pangtahan
  • edukasyong pangtahanthe study of homemaking
Thai คหกรรมศาสตร์
  • คหกรรมศาสตร์the study of homemaking
Cite this entry
APA

home economics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20economics

MLA

“home economics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20economics. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home economics,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20economics.

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