Synonyms of stepmother

stepmother

noun

as in mom

a woman that your father marries after his marriage to or relationship with your mother has ended

Related Words

• mom
• matron
• matriarch
• mama
• mommy
• ma
• materfamilias
• mammy
• mater
• old lady
• superwoman
• supermom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stepmother

Alix Earle’s stepmother opened up about the choices that once made her tabloid fodder, including her connection to the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal and her affair with the influencer’s married father. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

In 1887, after Abby’s father died, Andrew bought out Abby’s stepmother’s share of her father’s house, so her sister could live there rent-free. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

For Sung, the challenge was finding continuity in a character who ages from a lovestruck young woman into a wife, mother and stepmother across shifting timelines and an uncertain grip on her own past. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

The story of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892, is the subject of Netflix’s new season of Monster. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026