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

• supermom

Translations

exceptional woman

• Bengali: অতিমানবী (otimanbi)
• Czech: superžena f
• Esperanto: superhomino
• Finnish: teräsnainen
• French: superfemme (fr) f, surfemme (fr) f, superwoman (fr) f (anglicism)
• German: Superfrau f
• Hebrew: אשת חיל (he) f (eshet khail)
• Spanish: supermujer f

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

• superman