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Noun: stepmother  'step,mú-dhu(r)
  1. The wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
    "The stepmother worked hard to build a positive relationship with her stepchildren";
    - stepmum [informal], stepmom [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: stepmothers

Type of: stepparent

Encyclopedia: Stepmother, The