superwoman

English

Etymology

From super- + woman.

From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943.

Noun

superwoman (plural superwomen)

  1. (informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
  2. A woman with superhuman powers.
    • 1999, J. Allan Hobson, Dreaming as Delirium: How the Brain Goes Out of Its Mind, page 229:
      "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.

Hyponyms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English superwoman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sy.pɛ.ʁwo.man/, /sy.pe.ʁwo.man/

Noun

superwoman f (plural superwomen or superwomans)

  1. superwoman (woman with superpowers)
  2. (anglicism, informal) superwoman (exceptional woman)

See also

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