noun
superwoman
SOO-per-wuu-mun/ˈsuːpərwʊmən/
A woman with exceptional abilities or accomplishments.
She is portrayed as a superwoman balancing work, childcare, and household tasks.
Etymology
Super- places the woman beyond ordinary human capability. Originally a female counterpart to Nietzsche’s superman, the word later described a woman successfully combining career and motherhood.
In context
I was feeling like I'm superwoman like I can do anything
More examples
- The profile challenged the expectation that every mother should be a superwoman.
- Her colleagues praised her as a superwoman after the rescue.
- The film’s superwoman accomplished feats no ordinary person could manage.
Forms
superwoman · superwomen
Similar words
- superheroine
- A superheroine often has fictional powers; superwoman can praise an ordinary woman’s exceptional capability.
- achiever
- An achiever succeeds; superwoman adds emphatic admiration for unusually broad or demanding accomplishments.