Dictionary entryCEFR B1noun
stepmother
IPA pronunciation: /ˈstepˌmʌðər/
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мачеха
English definition
The woman who is married to one's father but is not one's biological mother.
Example
My stepmother has always treated me as her own daughter.
Collocations
- wicked stepmother
- stepmother's role
- stepmother and stepchild
- become a stepmother
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