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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The best part was my stepmother’s family.
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Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Among her notable works was producing the ABC Theatre presentation of The Shadow Box, directed by her father and starring her stepmother, Joanne Woodward.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Borden was famously tried and acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The weapon had been reported stolen by the teen's stepmother the previous day.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Among her notable works was producing the ABC Theatre presentation of The Shadow Box, directed by her father and starring her stepmother, Joanne Woodward.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Borden was famously tried and acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
The weapon had been reported stolen by the teen's stepmother the previous day.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmother. Accessed 18 Oct. 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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