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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At a memorial for Jordan on June 20, 2025, his father, Seth Jordan, and his stepmother, Aubrey Fong, displayed a posterboard with smiling photos of the purple-haired young man.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Gledhill's father and stepmother were in court on Monday, but not his mother Wendy Gledhill, the girlfriend of Handy.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Neither woman could have known the moment, later captured on video by Bartlett's stepmother, would become one of their final memories together.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Julie Andrews is a mother of three and stepmother of two.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Gledhill's father and stepmother were in court on Monday, but not his mother Wendy Gledhill, the girlfriend of Handy.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Neither woman could have known the moment, later captured on video by Bartlett's stepmother, would become one of their final memories together.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Julie Andrews is a mother of three and stepmother of two.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepmother. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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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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