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Meanings of
step-mother
in English
Russian
приёмная мать
Portuguese
madrasta
Spanish
padrastro y madrastra
Catalan
madrastra
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Parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
stepmom
stepmother or stepfather
step-parent
step-father
stepson
step child
Related terms
nominal kinship
Russian
приёмная мать
Usage of
step-mother
in English
1
And yet your
step
-
mother
seems to get on with him all right.
2
Esther and her
step
-
mother
set out upon their homeward walk in silence.
3
Philip sat down on the nearest chair and regarded his
step
-
mother
fixedly.
4
I was going to be the blessedest
step
-
mother
that girl ever had.
5
Then the little lady began to ask questions about her new step-mother-in-law.
6
The child drew near her young
step
-
mother
with a slightly embarrassed air.
7
That was my promise to your
step
-
mother
,
and I shall fulfil it.
8
When Abadeja could not do the work, her
step
-
mother
punished her severely.
9
His
step
-
mother
took him to a lot of burlesque shows around Phila.
10
She asked her
step
-
mother
if she knew what her brother had said.
11
Your
step
-
mother
is getting old, and will not probably live many years.
12
And she threw her arms round her step-mother's neck and kissed her.
13
I've saved your
step
-
mother
quite a tidy bit of what she sent.
14
An expression of pain crossed Blanche's face while her
step
-
mother
was speaking.
15
Phillis appeared, but Arthur clung tighter than ever to his step-mother's neck.
16
Besides, a man does not bring his
step
-
mother
when there's anything amiss.
Other examples for "step-mother"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
step-mother
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
have a step-mother
old step-mother
say the step-mother
domineering step-mother
harsh step-mother
More collocations
Translations for
step-mother
Russian
приёмная мать
мачеха
неродной родитель
приёмный отец
приёмный родитель
Portuguese
madrasta
Spanish
padrastro y madrastra
madrastra
padres putativos
madre putativa
padrastros
Catalan
madrastra
padrastre i madastra
pares putatius
Step-mother
through the time
Step-mother
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common