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Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins noun: a cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.

Noun

Mary Poppins (plural Mary Poppinses)

  1. A cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.
    • 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.2016, Colette London, The Semi-Sweet Hereafter: a Chocolate Whisperer mystery
    • MP-10 is the Mary Poppins of your requirement list: "Practically perfect in every way."2021 August 6, Beezel_Pepperstack, “What is the best masterpiece that is good to transform, minimal joint issues, and can be played with (from collectors standpoint) without worrying about any paint...

Forms of Mary Poppins

pluralMary Poppinses

Origin of Mary Poppins

From the titular character in the film Mary Poppins.

Questions about Mary Poppins

What does Mary Poppins mean?
Mary Poppins means a cheerful, friendly and remarkably efficient woman who is a caretaker of children and who can fly.
What part of speech is Mary Poppins?
Mary Poppins is a noun.
What is the plural of Mary Poppins?
The plural of Mary Poppins is Mary Poppinses.

Words near Mary Poppins in the dictionary

  1. Mary Jane Rottencrotch
  2. Mary Janes
  3. Mary Joanna
  4. Mary Lou
  5. Mary Magdalene
  6. Mary Poppins
  7. Mary Poppins-esque
  8. Mary Poppinsesque
  9. Mary Poppinsy
  10. Mary River turtle
  11. Mary River turtles

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