stepmoder

Middle English

Alternative forms

step-moder, stepmodir, stepmodyr, stepmodyre, stepmooder, steppe moder, stappemodyr, steop-moder, stipmoder

Etymology

From Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr; equivalent to step- +‎ moder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌmoːdər/

Noun

stepmoder (plural stepmodres)

stepmother (wife of one's father)
Synonym: stepdame
(rare) mother-in-law

Descendants

English: stepmother
Scots: stap-mither

References

“step-mọ̄der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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