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stepmother

[step-muhth-er]

step·moth·er

[step-muhth-er]
noun
the wife of one's father by a later marriage.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English stepmoder, Old English stēopmōdor. See step-, mother1

step·moth·er·ly, adverb
step·moth·er·li·ness, noun
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Stepmother is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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stepmother (ˈstɛpˌmʌðə)
 
n
a woman who has married one's father after the death or divorce of one's mother

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