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Recent Examples of stepmother
That backstory laid the groundwork for her character, who is forced to work as a maid for her evil stepmother, Lady Araminta Gun (played by Katie Leung), after the death of her father.
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Gary Rajotte, who died in 1995, wasn’t a member of the Hells Angels but associated with former members who knew his father, as his former stepmother told The Bee in 1995.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Rinna is also the stepmother of Hamlin’s son Dimitri.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Beatty will play the title role, with Hunnam as her father Andrew and Hall as her stepmother Abby.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Gary Rajotte, who died in 1995, wasn’t a member of the Hells Angels but associated with former members who knew his father, as his former stepmother told The Bee in 1995.
—Graham Womack
updated January 15, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Rinna is also the stepmother of Hamlin’s son Dimitri.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Beatty will play the title role, with Hunnam as her father Andrew and Hall as her stepmother Abby.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepmother
Noun
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Princess Beatrice is mom to daughters Sienna, 4, and Athena, 1, while Princess Eugenie is mother to sons August, 4, and Ernest, 2.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Deirdre McKiernan was two months old the first time she was wheeled by her mom into an ice hockey rink in a double stroller with her older sister Kate.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The style, penned by legendary jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s, has grown from a society matron’s must-have to an intelligent gentleman’s accessory.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her version of the middle-aged matron was a gentle innocent who faced the world with an unself-conscious enthusiasm.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Gemmell plays Lady Violet Bridgerton, the matriarch of the family.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nowadays, the five members of the famed group have stepped into the role of moms themselves and are now matriarchs of their own families.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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This kid wasn’t one of her cousin’s lookout boys or some little man making a score for his momma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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All's fair in love and war — an idiom that Cressida (second from left, played by Jessica Madsen) and her meddling mama would do well to remember while courting the Prince!—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Stepmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepmother. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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