superwoman
English edit
Etymology edit
From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943.
Noun edit
superwoman (plural superwomen)
- (informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
- 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 edit
Translations edit
exceptional woman
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English superwoman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
superwoman f (plural superwomen or superwomans)
- superwoman (woman with superpowers)
- (anglicism, informal) superwoman (exceptional woman)