stepmother
noun
step·moth·er
ˈstep-ˌmə-t͟hər 
: the wife of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal mother
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Compared to RuPaul’s Drag Race’s more effusive guests, Michelle Visage can come off as the withholding evil stepmother on the judges’ panel.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
As Athena’s stepmother testified, the jury was shown an image of Athena taken from a video inside the delivery truck.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Kepner was on the cruise with her father, stepmother and two step-siblings, including the 16-year-old boy.
—David Goodhue
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Bear charges hiker Instagram user @benbabusis shared an absolutely insane video on Sunday (via his stepmother) of a hiker coming face-to-face with a massive bear that didn't seem happy to be bothered.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
As Athena’s stepmother testified, the jury was shown an image of Athena taken from a video inside the delivery truck.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Kepner was on the cruise with her father, stepmother and two step-siblings, including the 16-year-old boy.
—David Goodhue
april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Bear charges hiker Instagram user @benbabusis shared an absolutely insane video on Sunday (via his stepmother) of a hiker coming face-to-face with a massive bear that didn't seem happy to be bothered.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stepmother
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmother. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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stepmother
noun
step·moth·er
-ˌmət͟h-ər
: the wife of one's father when distinct from one's natural or legal mother
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