superwoman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + woman. From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943.
Meanings
- (informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
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A woman with superhuman powers.
"How much sleep will you get tonight?" I asked. "Three to five hours," she replied, making me feel a bit more like I was talking to someone from my own planet and not a bionic superwoman designed by a genetic engineer.
1999, J. Allan Hobson, Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind, page 229:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superwomen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Translations (13)
fi teräsnainen (exceptional woman) · fr surfemme (exceptional woman) · fr superwoman (exceptional woman) · cs superžena (exceptional woman) · ko 슈퍼우먼 (exceptional woman) · es supermujer (exceptional woman) · fr superfemme (exceptional woman) · he אשת חיל (exceptional woman) · eo superhomino (exceptional woman) · de Superfrau (exceptional woman) · bn অতিমানবী (exceptional woman) · ja スーパーウーマン (exceptional woman) · pl superwoman (exceptional woman)