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stepwife

stepwife noun: the ex-wife of one's spouse.

Noun

stepwife (plural stepwives)

  1. The ex-wife of one's spouse.

Forms of stepwife

pluralstepwives

Origin of stepwife

From step- + wife.

Questions about stepwife

What does stepwife mean?
Stepwife means the ex-wife of one's spouse.
What part of speech is stepwife?
Stepwife is a noun.
What is the plural of stepwife?
The plural of stepwife is stepwives.

Words near stepwife in the dictionary

  1. stepways
  2. stepwedge
  3. stepwedges
  4. stepwell
  5. stepwells
  6. stepwife
  7. stepwise
  8. stepwisely
  9. stepwives
  10. stepwork
  11. steradian

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