domestic science

Noun

Meaning

theory and practice of homemaking

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

menage cooking laundering sewing stewardship ironing housewifery mopping housework housekeeping dusting homemaking home economics household arts home ec

Hypernyms

social science

Examples

The girls got sent to the domestic science room and the boys to the science lab. ... I protested - unsuccessfully. Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Mothers, unless they were very poor, didn't work. Both of my parents had to leave education. My mother had to work in a cotton mill until 18 or 19, when she took some training in domestic science. Roger Bannister

I did an O-level in domestic science when I was at school, but on the day of the practical exam, it was a cookery nightmare. Lesley Nicol

I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out' before going to a domestic science school. Mary Wesley

Catherine and Harriet both were leaders in mid-19th century North America in talking about domestic science. Source: Internet

Columbus was a history teacher and a headmaster, and Gertrude was a domestic science teacher. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

domestic rodent domestic roles domestic school domestic sciences domestic scientist domestic servant