Definitions
A father's or mother's wife who is not one's birth mother.
Word origin
From step- + mom.
Used in a sentence
“The Papster, my stepmom, her sister Angela the psychoanalyst, and Angela's husband Eric the kazillionaire were strolling along the canal.”
“Now that I’m a stepmom legally, I would argue that it’s a wonderful role: You learn how to parent with your partner before the stress of a newborn comes into the mix.”
“A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Parent by marriage”7 letters
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