noun
Gender
See -woman.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of superwoman
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“Our baby girl Mikey Moon Trainor has finally made it to the world thanks to our incredible, superwoman surrogate,” she captioned her post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
As she sang at the piano, the words "strength" and "superwoman" were projected onto the facade of Buckingham Palace.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2022
“It’s not about me being superwoman; it’s about these girls.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2021
The Bahamian's "superwoman" leap for the line ensured she took gold by the slimmest of margins, beating one of the world's greatest athletes, six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix, in the process.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2021
She has amazing focus, like a superwoman with X-ray eyes.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"My ethos as a captain is to make my players feel like superwomen - it's to make them feel valued and like they belong," said captain Rachel Malcolm in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
It’s no wonder we have restrictive ideas of what “normal” superwomen should look like.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
Tami Taylor and Rayna James were savvy but vulnerable superwomen, who managed their families and careers with intimacy and aplomb; they didn’t do much that upset you.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 20, 2018
These are the supermen and superwomen who will race around the 105-mile route at mind-boggling speeds.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2018
She merits a pedestal in the temple of superwomen.
From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson
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