Definitions
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- noun
stepmother
Etymologies
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step- + mamma
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Examples
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We have had a devil of a morning of upset and bustle; the bronze candlestick Faauma has returned to the family, in time to take her position of stepmamma, and it is pretty to see how the child is at once at home, and all her terrors ended.
Vailima Letters 2005
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"Thank you, stepmamma," said Patty, smiling; "but I have a watch, and I'm too young for diamonds.
Patty's Success Carolyn Wells 1902
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