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superwoman

noun

Etymology

From super- + woman. From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943.

  1. inherited from wīfmann
  2. inherited from womman
  3. prefixed as superwoman — “super- + woman”

Definitions

  1. 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.

    • "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.

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