stepmother
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- stepmotherliness noun
- stepmotherly adverb
Etymology
Origin of stepmother
First recorded before 900; Middle English stepmoder, Old English stēopmōdor; step- + mother 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Similarly, his father and stepmother invited seven children to a resort at Steamboat Springs, Colo., for a summit to disclose estate plans.
My stepmother cheated me out of $500K from my father’s estate.
From MarketWatch
As a single parent living with her father, stepmother and brother, she said "you want to create security, but when your wages are unpredictable, everything feels uncertain".
From BBC
Within a week or two after the deadline to contest the will expired, my stepmother sent me an email stating she would not share anything.
From MarketWatch
She was mother to three of Murdoch's children, Elisabeth, James, and Lachlan Murdoch - who is now chairman of Fox and News Corp - and stepmother to his daughter, Prudence.
From BBC
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