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stepmother in Arabic

زَوْجَةُ الْأَب zawjatu l-ʔab

/ˈstɛpmʌðə/

stepmother in Arabic: زَوْجَةُ الْأَب (zawjatu l-ʔab), رَابَّة (rābba). In English, stepmother means a person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.

Arabic words for stepmother

wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother
زَوْجَةُ الْأَب zawjatu l-ʔab, رَابَّة rābba

English meaning of stepmother

  1. noun A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.
  2. noun An animal, typically a bird, who raises the offspring of another animal.
  3. noun Synonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).
  4. noun A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.

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Questions about stepmother in Arabic

What is the meaning of stepmother in Arabic?
Stepmother in Arabic is زَوْجَةُ الْأَب (zawjatu l-ʔab), رَابَّة (rābba).
ما معنى كلمة stepmother؟
Stepmother: زَوْجَةُ الْأَب (zawjatu l-ʔab), رَابَّة (rābba).
What does stepmother mean in English?
Stepmother means a person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.

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