Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superdad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-dad
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.

Informal

Example Sentences

"But Superdad often earns higher income and enjoys higher status than Supermom. Furthermore, Superdad is widely congratulated for taking on his 'extra' responsibility while Supermom is vaguely condemned for losing her children's father."
"Like new dads, superdads have added the caregiver role to their worker role. But unlike new dads, superdads have made changes at work that put their father role ahead of their worker role."

Etymology

From super- + dad.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

superdads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

supermom

Questions

What does superdad mean?: A father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.
Where does superdad come from?: From super- + dad.

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