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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Beatty will portray Borden, with Hall said to be portraying her stepmother and Krieps believed to be playing a maid.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in 1892; both were murdered by an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
Her stepmother was home at the time of the break-in, leading prosecutors to seek a first-degree burglary charge — a felony.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
Her stepmother Patti Bishop said Halcomb had physically abused Smith.
—Yasmeen Saadi, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in 1892; both were murdered by an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
Her stepmother was home at the time of the break-in, leading prosecutors to seek a first-degree burglary charge — a felony.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 July 2025
Her stepmother Patti Bishop said Halcomb had physically abused Smith.
—Yasmeen Saadi, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmother. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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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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