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step⋅moth⋅er

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

Origin:
bef. 900; ME stepmoder, OE stēopmōdor. See step-, mother 1


step⋅moth⋅er⋅ly, adverb
step⋅moth⋅er⋅li⋅ness, noun
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step·moth·er   (stěp'mŭth'ər)   
n.  The wife of one's father and not one's natural mother.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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