stepmother
(noun) the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stepmother (plural stepmothers)
The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.
Synonyms: bonus mother (euphemistic), co-mother (same-sex and polygamous families)
Coordinate term: stepfather
Hypernym: stepparent
(botany, rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.
In Western heterosexual couples, this is typically after the divorce or death of the birth mother; in polygamous marriages and lesbian couples, the term may be used for co-mother or nonbirth mother.
• mother-in-law (dated)
Dialectal forms
• stepma (chiefly Ireland, US regional)
• stepmam (chiefly Ireland, Northern England)
• stepmama (chiefly US regional)
• stepmamma (chiefly US regional)
• stepmom (chiefly US)
• stepmum (chiefly UK, Commonwealth)
Source: Wiktionary
Step"moth`er, n. Etym: [AS. steópmoder.]
Definition: The wife of one's father by a subsequent marriage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
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