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

Today, Bailee lives with her father and stepmom, Bunnie XO, as the couple were granted full custody of Bailee due to her mother’s substance issues. —Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025

The remarks came during an emergency custody hearing in an ongoing dispute between Anna's stepmom and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson. —Michael Ruiz , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025

Duff starred in the modern Cinderella retelling as orphan outcast Sam, who is treated horribly by her greedy stepmom (Coolidge) and stepsisters (Madeline Zima and Andrea Avery) after her father's death. —Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025

In 2021, my stepmom worked for the Astros as VP of event sales and operations. —Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stepmom

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