stepmother
noun
the wife, by a later marriage, of one's parent.
stepmotherly
-
a word derived from
stepmother.
Example Sentences
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The protecting element restored to her nerves the strength which the stepmotherly earth had taken from them.
From The Nameless Castle by Mór Jókai
Friedrich soon had a stepmother, and neglect was succeeded by stepmotherly attention; but a maternal uncle took pity on him, and gave him a home for some years at Stadt-Ilm.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
But what Lisconnel often said that it "thought badder of" was the stepmotherly treatment which seemed to be the lot of the little girl Katty.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow
All the friends he knew and loved had gone, leaving him in the somewhat stepmotherly charge of a caretaker from the village, who was supposed to be getting the house ready for its owner.
From Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
With this letter he enclosed one to Wieck's wife: "In your hands, dear lady, I lay our future happiness, and in your heart—no stepmotherly heart, I am sure."
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes
