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单词 supermum
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supermumn.

Brit. /ˈsuːpəmʌm/, /ˈsjuːpəmʌm/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌməm/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, mum n.2
Etymology: < super- prefix + mum n.2, after superman n., superwoman n. Compare earlier supermom n.Compare the following earlier isolated use in the humorous sense ‘mother of Superman’:1958 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 7 Mar. 4/3 Who will be the first mother of a spacebaby?.. Who will be Superman's Supermum?
= supermom n.
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1965 Social Service Q. 39 171/2 I have often thought that the good foster mum is a ‘super mum’.
1977 Guardian 8 Nov. 11/4 It [sc. the book] destroys the myth of the Supermum beloved of television commercials.
1997 A. Gordon Prairie Hardball ii. 11 True to her Supermum form, my mother had baked my favourite chocolate-chip cookies for my homecoming.
2005 Times (Nexis) 12 May (T2 section) 4 They are..trying to be supermums and making themselves—not to mention their families—miserable in the process.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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