stepmother

noun

Definition of stepmothernext
as in mom
a woman that your father marries after his marriage to or relationship with your mother has ended

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Recent Examples of stepmother Since no will stating otherwise was ever found, if Lizzie’s father, Andrew, predeceased his wife, then her stepmother was to inherit his fortune, while the two spinster daughters would receive nothing. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 Ella Beatty will star as Lizzie Borden, who was accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother. — Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Thatcher’s Elle is trying to reconnect with her disreputable father while battling an evil stepmother and trying to avoid a brutal serial killer. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 The 45-year-old senator’s popular stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, a leader for many evangelical voters, was one of the notable absences among about 500 people cheering him on in São Paulo. — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepmother
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
  1. mom
  2. matron
  3. matriarch
  4. mama
Noun
  • Boyfriend and mom charged Royce Moser was charged with homicide, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering of evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sister has never in the eight years my mom has been in the nursing home visited her once.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mom
Noun
  • Cohran was a rarity in 1936 — a female police officer, known then as a police matron.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, Hills has worked in various hospitals and wards, including spending 10 years as a ward sister and a matron, which are both senior roles for nurses.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Definition of matron
Noun
  • Take Kyle Richards, the patron matriarch of Beverly Hills for 15 seasons and counting.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The groundbreaking, at the park named for the Harris family matriarch, has been a long time coming.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of matriarch
Noun
  • Inspired by true events, The Ocean Between Them stars Gayheart as Joan, a fierce mama bear scouring the Central American Pacific after her daughter Miranda (Jessica Lord) disappears at sea during a vacation in Belize.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This is what happens when men let their beloved sports be bastardized by Stanley-succin' mama bears.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mama

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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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