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stepmum

stepmum noun: stepmother.

Noun

stepmum (plural stepmums)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New-England, UK, informal) Stepmother.

Forms of stepmum

pluralstepmums
alternative formstepmom

Origin of stepmum

From step- + mum.

Questions about stepmum

What does stepmum mean?
Stepmum means stepmother.
What part of speech is stepmum?
Stepmum is a noun.
What is the plural of stepmum?
The plural of stepmum is stepmums.

Words near stepmum in the dictionary

  1. stepmotherless
  2. stepmotherliness
  3. stepmotherly
  4. stepmothers
  5. stepmothers-in-law
  6. stepmum
  7. stepmummies
  8. stepmummy
  9. stepmums
  10. stepnephew
  11. stepnephews

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