Mary Poppins

noun

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

Meanings

nounMary Poppins (plural Mary Poppinses)

plural Mary Poppinses

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

    The Mary Poppins of shrimp 😂

    2024 September 29, Ok_Impact_5730, “The shrimp can now levitate apparently 🤔”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2026
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    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 chipping? Looking for my first one (had eye on soundwave or shockwave)”, in reddit.com

    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.

    2024, Baron Ryan, A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories, Blackstone Publishing, page 90

Origin

From the titular character in the film Mary Poppins.

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APA

Mary Poppins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Poppins

MLA

“Mary Poppins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Poppins. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mary Poppins,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Poppins.

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