superdad
superdad noun: a father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.
Noun
superdad (plural superdads)
- A father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.
- 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.1994, Douglas M. Brown, Janice Peterson, editor, The Economic Status of Women Under Capitalism: Institutional Economics and Feminist Theory, Edward Elgar, →ISBN, page 10
- 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.2013 June, Gayle Kaufman, Superdads: How Fathers Balance Work and Family in the 21st Century, New York University Press, →ISBN, page 198
Forms of superdad
| plural | superdads |
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Origin of superdad
From super- + dad.
Questions about superdad
- What does superdad mean?
- Superdad means a father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.
- What part of speech is superdad?
- Superdad is a noun.
- What is the plural of superdad?
- The plural of superdad is superdads.
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