Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mary poppins

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: mary pop-pins
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.

Example Sentences

"Maybe I should have been alarmed, too. But except for that brief flicker of hostility I'd glimpsed before Liam had noticed me, Jeremy's personal trainer seemed to have a real Mary Poppins disposition, coupled with a scientist's knack tor observation."
"MP-10 is the Mary Poppins of your requirement list: "Practically perfect in every way.""
"The Mary Poppins of shrimp 😂"
"For all her nihilistic angst, Nora assumes her sitter duties like a real Mary Poppins, making sure Johm's little jacket is zipped to the chin. She takes his hand and brings him outside. He's brought his teddy bear, but he wants her to hold it."

Etymology

From the titular character in the film Mary Poppins.

Inflected Forms

Mary Poppinses (plural)

Questions

What does mary poppins mean?: A cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.
Where does mary poppins come from?: From the titular character in the film Mary Poppins.

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