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Superwoman vs Supergirl - What's the difference?

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In informal terms the difference between superwoman and supergirl

is that superwoman is a woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job while supergirl is a girl who is particularly successful, talented, or otherwise remarkable.

superwoman

English

Noun

(superwomen)
  • (informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
  • A woman with superhuman powers.

    • Hyponyms

    * supermom

    supergirl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) A girl who is particularly successful, talented, or otherwise remarkable.
  • * 1998 , Hal Erickson, Sid and Marty Krofft
    • ...garrulous skull paperweight wresting the spotlight away from Ruby-Spears' flying cars, supergirls and sasquatches.
  • * 2002 , Sharon Lamb, The Secret Lives of Girls
    • And it ignores the privilege that helps only certain girls become supergirls and makes them suffer when they come close to achieving this status...
  • * 2006 , George Zhibin Gu, William Ratliff, China and the new world order
    • An average Chinese girl, with talent in singing, dancing, or acting, can be elected a supergirl by TV media outlets.
  • * 2007 , Esther Blum, Karen Salmansohn, Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous
    • You may be a supergirl on the go, but that doesn't mean you can't figure out ways to maximize your morning minutes with some simple nutrition.
  • * 2008 , Pier Cesare Rivoltella, Digital Literacy
    • ...emphasis on perfection, resulting in mounting pressure on girls to be supergirls .

    See also

    * superwoman