Stepmother

Quick meaning: Stepmother is a noun meaning Synonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).

Meaning

Synonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).

More Meanings

1. Clipping of stepmother's blessing.
2. (botany, rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.
3. A woman who is a subsequent wife or partner of a person's parent, usually following the divorce or separation of their parents, or the death of one's biological mother.

Example Sentences

The second came up about ten days later in the lee of the channel marker, and it was called stepmother, or love-in-idelness.

Word Forms

• stepmothers
• step-mother

Synonyms for stepmother

Depending on context, synonyms include mother-in-law, stepdame, stepmam, stepmom, stepmomma, stepmommy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mother-in-law, stepmom, landlady, mistress, patron, boss.

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