stepmother

[ step-muhth-er ]

/ ˈstɛpˌmʌð ər /

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noun

the wife of one's father by a later marriage.

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Origin of stepmother

before 900; Middle English stepmoder,Old English stēopmōdor.See step-, mother¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stepmother

step·moth·er·ly, adverbstep·moth·er·li·ness, noun

Words nearby stepmother

Stephenville, step-in, step into, step into someone's shoes, stepladder, stepmother, Stepney, step-off, step-on, Step on a crack, break your mother's back, step on it

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This was said to have created tension between his two grown daughters and their stepmother, who were known not to get along.
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Her father and stepmother both beat her, and she was forced to become a maid in her own house.
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On December 18, Kerri and her brother, Mike, told Piers Morgan on CNN about their grievances with their stepmother.
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My stepmother knew Rabbi Kahane through her political activism in the 80's and remained close with some of his confidantes.
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My relationship with Kahanism began in 2004, at the age of 10, when I moved to Israel to live with my father and stepmother.
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Upon the death of his stepmother, his stepfather arranged to get him appointed to West Point.
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They have only one servant; and my stepmother and sisters do the greater part of the work.
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Her stepmother shed a few tears, which were half-gratification.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan
He knew that she must have been poor and left in want when her stepmother had died.
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My stepmother had other children and they kept me out of my education.
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British Dictionary definitions for stepmother

stepmother

/ (ˈstɛpˌmʌðə) /

noun

a woman who has married one's father after the death or divorce of one's mother

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