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supermom

supermom

4 6.9
A mother who cares for children, works full time, and seems to do everything easily
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌmɑm/
  • Informal
: supermadre
  • She's Supermom.
  • try to be a supermom
  • supermom describes women

So you're a supermom, Emily, You're a supermom.

Examples

  • The supermom describes women who straddle the public and private spheres and infers that doing so requires superhuman capacities.

    Academic text (2012)

  • She juggles a demanding job and her children's activities like a true supermom.

  • What are you, a supermom or something?

    Ageless Love (2022)

  • You are a supermom, and I know you will do a great job, like you do it here.

    Blog text (5)

  • And then you suddenly appear back in my life as some kind of... supermom.

    The Wedding Banquet (2025)

  • Honey, nobody expects you to be Supermom.

    Letters to God (2010)

  • I know it was only a minor first-aid moment, but I felt like supermom.

    Blog text (23)

  • None of us are true supermoms!

    Blog text (11)

  • So you're a supermom, Emily, You're a supermom.

    KathleenLights

  • You're calm... poised... supermom.

    Along Came Wanda (2021)

Synonyms

mompreneur
vssupermom
  • Informal
1 8.7

A mother who runs her own business while caring for her children

balances parenting with a full-time job while seeming to do it easily

Surface Forms

supermom singular
supermoms plural

Morphology

supermom = super + mom (transparent) = super + mom

The meaning is directly compositional: 'super' (exceptional) + 'mom' (mother) yields an informally exceptional mother.

Etymology

The word supermom joins super- ('above' or 'better than usual') and mom, like in superhero, and gives a picture of a mother who seems to do more than most. So, a supermom is a mother who manages children and a full-time job as if it were easy.