home economics meaning

Definition of home economics

1. theory and practice of homemaking

   Synonyms: home ec, domestic science, household arts

   Type of: social science

home economics in a sentence

• Both boys and girls should take home economics.

How to pronounce home economics

home economics is pronounced /həʊm ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/ in British English and /hoʊm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.