Korean slang profile
스터딩맘
seuteodingmam
A mother combining studies, such as graduate school, with raising children.
A mother combining studies, such as graduate school, with raising children.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
스터딩맘인 언니는 아이를 돌보며 대학원 수업을 듣는다.
My older sister is a 스터딩맘 who attends graduate classes while caring for her child.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “스터딩맘” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. PDF page 68 describes combining studies with parenting and gives an example of childcare subsidies for graduate students with children. The re-quoted article text and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026