stepmother
IPA: stˈɛpmʌðɝ
noun
- The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.
- (botany, rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.
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Examples of "stepmother" in Sentences
- She is the stepmother of Josh Hamilton.
- Justina became the stepmother of Gratian.
- She is the stepmother of Virginia Bottomley.
- The father burns the stepmother at the stake.
- Herbert Dean was the husband of his stepmother.
- For instance, the stepmother is found in possession of
- I called my stepmother and asked her what was happening?
- Hera is the queen of the gods and the stepmother of Hercules.
- Her stepmother soon came to discover the existence of the fish.
- For his stepmother, the architect, it was the perfect challenge.
- On the evening of the ball, Danielle's stepmother locks her in the larder.
- June 18th, 2009 4: 25 pm ET well at least my 3rd stepmother is there,, dang
- Everyone loves her to pieces, and my stepmother is threatening to keep her.
- Guest after guest gushed about how happy my dad and new stepmother are together.
- "I'm okay with the term stepmother," said Cacho, who often blogs on her stepfamily experience.
- But Anne rejects the label "stepmother" for reasons that have nothing to do with parental responsibility, or the
- Her question -- and mine: What message does the word "stepmother" convey more clearly than "You're NOT a mother"?
- Their new stepmother is determined to control the estate of Sevenwaters, and she feels that her husband's children stand in her way.
- – although her stepmother is again good enough to remark, that "in spite of his stern voice, there was something of pity in his countenance which always induced her to swallow it."
- She discovers that her stepmother is plotting against her and escapes to mainland China, where she seeks solace with seven Shao Lin monks who, in turn, come to believe the woman holds the fate of the world in her hands and protect her.