Poppins
Magical British caretaker
Poppins appears almost exclusively in reference to Mary Poppins, the magical English nanny from P.L.
Travers's novels and the 1964 Disney film.
Used attributively, it suggests prim perfection with supernatural competence: She arrived like some kind of Mary Poppins and had the whole house organized by noon.
The phrase practically perfect in every way often accompanies the allusion.
Common feminine name
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- musicalSung theatrical production
- supercalifragilisticexpialidociousCoined term for extraordinary
- chimney sweepOne who cleans hearth vents
Julie Andrews · spoonful · sugar · umbrella · carpet bag · nanny · Banks · magical
Handheld rain shelter
- flyingMoving through air
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
fantastical · impossible · wonder · extraordinary · miraculous · spellbound · charmed · supernatural
Private household teacher
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- au pairForeign live-in childcare worker
- nursemaidDomestic child caretaker
- childminderProfessional youth caretaker
housekeeper · domestic · strict · proper · English · starched · prim · discipline
Mary
Common feminine name
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- musicalSung theatrical production
- supercalifragilisticexpialidociousCoined term for extraordinary
Julie Andrews · chimney sweep · spoonful · sugar · umbrella · carpet bag · nanny · Banks · magical · Dick Van Dyke
umbrella
Handheld rain shelter
- flyingMoving through air
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- enchantedUnder magical influence
whimsical · fantastical · impossible · wonder · extraordinary · miraculous · spellbound · charmed · supernatural · talking
governess
Private household teacher
- caretakerOne who maintains property
- au pairForeign live-in childcare worker
- nursemaidDomestic child caretaker
childminder · housekeeper · domestic · strict · proper · English · starched · prim · discipline · nursery
- fontsHelvetica, Arial, Georgia, Verdana, Times
- Geometric FontsFutura, Bauhaus, Gotham, Montserrat, Twentieth Century
Poppinswicked stepmother
Folkloric maternal villain
Nurse Ratched · absent parent · Cruella de Vil · Mrs. Doubtfire
PoppinsCruella de Vil
evil stepmother · villainess · Maleficent · villain · monster