stepmom
noun
step·mom
ˈstep-ˌmäm 
plural stepmoms
: stepmother
Chicken spaghetti casserole: This … creamy noodle dish is one of my absolute favorite things my stepmom makes, and I'd love to make it for you.—
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Her Delia Deetz, the narcissistic artist stepmom of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz, was a supporting character who stole the whole show.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Both the stepmom and Vasco Lopez died.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
Union is mom to daughter Kaavia Union Wade, 7, and is stepmom to husband Dwyane Wade’s three older children, Zaire Wade, 23, Zaya Wade, 18, and Xavier Wade, 12.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In a town plagued with sudden deaths and missing persons, a troubled eight-year-old girl befriends a boy that lives in the shadows, and her new stepmom learns why things that live in the dark don’t want to be seen.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jocelyn Noveck, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Both the stepmom and Vasco Lopez died.
—Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 4 Feb. 2026
Union is mom to daughter Kaavia Union Wade, 7, and is stepmom to husband Dwyane Wade’s three older children, Zaire Wade, 23, Zaya Wade, 18, and Xavier Wade, 12.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
In a town plagued with sudden deaths and missing persons, a troubled eight-year-old girl befriends a boy that lives in the shadows, and her new stepmom learns why things that live in the dark don’t want to be seen.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Stepmom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmom. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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