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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Princess Beatrice is also stepmother to husband’s son, 9-year-old Christopher Woolf, nicknamed Wolfie.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
Many commenters reassured the original poster that there was no need to worry, and that their stepmother’s reaction probably had more to do with her own feelings about the divorce.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
In addition to brother Ira Glass, Karen Glass is survived by son Zachary Sean Barry; sister Randi Glass Murray; in-laws David Meckel and Susanna Fogel; stepmother Sandy Glass; nephews Sam and Ben Murray; and uncle Bennett Politzer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
The subpoenas, filed by attorneys for Anna’s stepmother, Shauntel Kepner, indicate that witnesses from both the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Temple Christian School, where Anna was a student, were ordered to appear at a Wednesday afternoon custody hearing in Viera, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
Many commenters reassured the original poster that there was no need to worry, and that their stepmother’s reaction probably had more to do with her own feelings about the divorce.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
In addition to brother Ira Glass, Karen Glass is survived by son Zachary Sean Barry; sister Randi Glass Murray; in-laws David Meckel and Susanna Fogel; stepmother Sandy Glass; nephews Sam and Ben Murray; and uncle Bennett Politzer.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
The subpoenas, filed by attorneys for Anna’s stepmother, Shauntel Kepner, indicate that witnesses from both the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Temple Christian School, where Anna was a student, were ordered to appear at a Wednesday afternoon custody hearing in Viera, Florida.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmother. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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