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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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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