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Synonyms for step-mother

  • noun

Most common

mother-in-law co-mother wild pansy

All synonyms

Noun

1. Mother-in-law

mother-in-law, stepmom informal US, stepmum AU, co-mother

Other

wild pansy, stepdame dated, stepma rare, stepmam informal rare UK IE, stepmama rare, stepmamma rare, stepmomma informal rare US, stepmommy informal rare, stepmummy informal rare UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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. A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.

Related words

Word family
stepmotherly
Other spellings
stepmother

Forms

Plural
step-mothers → stepmoms, co-mothers, stepdames, stepmas…

By length

6 letters
stepma
7 letters
stepmom2, stepmum, stepmam
8 letters
stepdame, stepmama
9 letters
stepmamma, stepmomma, stepmommy, stepmummy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stepmom2 = 2 syllables).