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stepdames

stepdames is the plural of stepdame.

Meaning of stepdame

Noun

stepdame (plural stepdames)

  1. (archaic) A stepmother.
    • 'To be sure, Maud; maybe you are right; a stepdame is a risk, and I ought to have asked you first what you thought of it; and upon my honour,' she continued merrily but kindly, observing that my eyes, I know not exactly from what feeling, filled with tears, 'I'll never again advise your papa to...1865, Sheridan Le Fanu, Uncle Silas

Questions about stepdames

What is stepdames the plural of?
Stepdames is the plural of stepdame.

Words near stepdames in the dictionary

  1. stepdad
  2. stepdaddies
  3. stepdaddy
  4. stepdads
  5. stepdame
  6. stepdames
  7. stepdance
  8. stepdancer
  9. stepdancers
  10. stepdances
  11. stepdancing

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