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.

—Claire Lower

Examples of stepmom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Faris, meanwhile, moved on with husband Michael Barrett in 2021, and is now a stepmom to his daughter, Margot. — Kat Pettibone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Dupré went on to marry and have three kids with Earle’s father, and be a devoted stepmom to the TikTok personality and her younger sister Ashtin, 23. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Union became a stepmom to Wade’s two children with his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches, Zaya and Zaire, and his son Xavier with Aja Metoyer. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Hayek is the stepmom to her husband François-Henri Pinault’s three children. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stepmom

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum