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home economics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

theory and practice of homemaking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home ec, domestic science, household arts

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social science

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဂေဟဗေဒ (geha.beda.) — the study of homemaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家政 (jiāzhèng) — the study of homemaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家政學 /家政学 (jiāzhèngxué) — the study of homemaking
  • Dutch: huishoudkunde — the study of homemaking
  • Finnish: kotitalous — the study of homemaking
  • Finnish: kotitalousoppi — the study of homemaking
  • French: économie domestique — the study of homemaking
  • German: Hauswirtschaft — the study of homemaking
  • German: Hauswirtschaftlehre — the study of homemaking
  • Greek: οικιακή οικονομία (oikiakí oikonomía) — the study of homemaking
  • Hungarian: háztartástan — the study of homemaking
  • Japanese: 家政学 (kaseigaku) — the study of homemaking
  • Malay: kemahiran hidup — the study of homemaking
  • Polish: prace ręczne — the study of homemaking
  • Polish: technika — the study of homemaking
  • Portuguese: economia doméstica — the study of homemaking
  • Russian: дома́шнее хозя́йство (domášneje xozjájstvo) — the study of homemaking
  • Russian: домово́дство (domovódstvo) — the study of homemaking
  • Scottish Gaelic: banas-taighe — the study of homemaking
  • Tagalog: edukasyong pangtahan — the study of homemaking
  • Thai: คหกรรมศาสตร์ — the study of homemaking