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

Their visit to the English countryside marked the first time in four years Markle and the couple’s children saw Prince Harry’s father and stepmother. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

In Murphy’s show, the character will be portrayed as being influenced by Lizzie Borden, a woman who was found guilty of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

In August 1892, her father, Andrew, and stepmother, Abby, were discovered dead in their home, having been attacked with a hatchet. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

And over the course of six years, her character was put through an emotional wringer as well, getting shot, drugged by her stepmother, strangled, nearly drowned and repeatedly kidnapped — usually while wearing tiny denim cutoffs and a crop top. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026