supermom

[soo-per-mom]

noun

Informal.

1. a mother who successfully manages a household and cares for her children while holding a job or being active in her community.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supermom¹

First recorded in 1945–50; super- ( def. ) + mom ( def. )

Example Sentences

Then go home, flip the switch and be supermom.

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The featured lecturer at the Surry County GOP convention, Douglas Frank, is the face of the nationwide canvassing movement and claims to have established campaigns with the help of "supermoms" in at least 40 states.

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Coontz methodically takes apart cherished myths — the saintly mother, a man’s home as his castle, the supermom — that I didn’t realize I had internalized.

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On Saturday morning, the supermom tired again with mineral oil and a detangling comb.

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Better they walk in like the supermom next door.

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