Definitions
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- noun informal A
mother who works as abusiness entrepreneur in addition to herfamily commitments .
Etymologies
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Blend of mum and entrepreneur
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Examples
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So instead of Superwoman, we have the mumpreneur, running an organic food empire from her kitchen table in Fulham and then baking all afternoon.
Come back 'Superwoman': the lost ideal of combining motherhood and work 2011
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Descriptions of modern lifestyle are reflected in terms such as "mumpreneur", a woman who combines running a business with looking after her children, and "alarm clock Briton", a worker on a moderate income whose daily routine involves preparing children for school and going out to work.
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Arab Spring and mumpreneur are among the new words which have entered the latest edition of a major dictionary.
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