stepmother en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English stepmoder, from Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr (“stepmother”), corresponding to step- + mother. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifmuur (“stepmother”), Dutch stiefmoeder (“stepmother”), German Low German Steevmoder (“stepmother”), German Stiefmutter (“stepmother”), Danish stedmor (“stepmother”), Swedish styvmor (“stepmother”), Icelandic stjúpmóðir (“stepmother”). Compare also West Frisian styfmem (“stepmother”).
Meanings
- A woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother. ▸ A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.
- A woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother. ▸ An animal, typically a bird, who raises the offspring of another animal.
- Synonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of stepmother's blessing.
alt of stepmother's blessing
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(rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.
The second came up about ten days later in the lee of the channel marker, and it was called stepmother, or love-in-idelness.
1974, Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal, The Summer Book, Sort Of Books, published 2003, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| step-mother | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stepmothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
stepmotherhood · stepmotherly · ex-stepmother · stepmotherless
Hypernyms
Relateds
stepchild · stepbrother · ex-stepparent · stepfamily · stepdaughter · stepmother-in-law · stepsibling · ex-stepfather · stepparent · stepfather · stepson · stepsister
Synonyms
stepmamma · stepdame · stepma · stepmummy · stepmommy · stepmomma · stepmama · stepmum · bonus mother · mother-in-law · bonus mother · co-mother · stepmom · stepmam
Translations (128)
hi विमाता (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · az analıq (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · mk помајка (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ar رَابَّة (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tk ejelik (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sv plastmamma (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gd muime (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sv styvmor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · scn matrastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · te మారుటి తల్లి (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · it matrigna (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · he אם חורגת (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · rw mukaso (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · hy մորու (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ru приёмная мать (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tl madrasta (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · is stjúpmóðir (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gu અપરમાતા (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · pl macocha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ks وورٕ موج (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fr belle-mère (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ro mamă vitregă (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · nn stemor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · la noverca (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · vi mẹ ghẻ (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · el μητριά (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tl inang-panguman (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · cs macecha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · hi सौतेली माँ (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · yi שטיפֿמאַמע (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · grc μητρυιά (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · cmn 後母 /后母 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · uz oʻgay ona (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · be ма́чаха (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · da papmor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · is stjúpmamma (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ar زَوْجَةُ الْأَب (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · dlm matraja (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · kk өгей ана (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sl mačeha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · enm stepmoder (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ko 의붓어머니 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · pt madrasta (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · vo jilupal (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ast madrastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gu ઓરમાન મા (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tg модарандар (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · uk ма́чуха (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · is stjúpa (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · vi mẹ kế (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · te సవతి తల్లి (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · izh emintimä (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · de Stiefmutter (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ky өгөй эне (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · alt ӧӧй эне (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fa نامادری (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · mk маќеа (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · id ibu tiri (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · az ögey ana (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · la vitrica (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · eu amaorde (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · mn хойд эх (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · da plasticmor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ro mașteră (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · nv hamá jíłʼíní (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · oc mairastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fo stjúkmóðir (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · grc ματροία (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · nb stemor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ta மறுதாய் (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ko 새어머니 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ko 계모 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ka დედინაცვალი (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ca madrastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ko 새엄마 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · rup nearcã (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ga leasmháthair (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ru ма́чеха (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · vo lumot (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · lv pamāte (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · my မိထွေး (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · hu mostohaanya (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · mi whaea whakaangi (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · la matrastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ast madrasta (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · pdt Steefmutta (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gl madrasta (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · hy խորթ մայր (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fur madrigne (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ks وورٕ مٲج (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ang stēopmōdor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · nl stiefmoeder (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sq njerkë (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · cs macocha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · bg ма́щеха (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gd leas-mhàthair (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sh ма̏ћеха (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · lt pamotė (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · de Stiefelternteil (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · mi whaea kē (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fa مادندر (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tr üvey anne (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ta மாற்றாந்தாய் (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · cmn 繼母 /继母 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ta வேற்றுத்தாய் (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · el θετή μητέρα (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · nv hamá ájíłʼíní (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fi äitipuoli (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · rup nuearcã (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · eo duonpatrino (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · fr marâtre (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · gu સાવકી મા (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · da stedmor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · kk өгей шеше (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · et kasuema (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · cs nevlastní matka (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · es madrastra (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · tg моиндар (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · ja 継母 (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sh mȁćeha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sw mama wa kambo (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · enm stepdame (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · da bonusmor (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sv bonusmamma (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · la victrica (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · eo vicpatrino (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sk macocha (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) · sv styvmamma (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)