Synonyms of stepmother
13 similar words
Another word for stepmother is co-mother. Other synonyms of stepmother are bonus mother, stepma, stepmam, stepmama and stepmamma.
Synonyms and similar words for stepmother
nounA person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous...
- bonus mother euphemistic
nounSynonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).
- co-motherIn a lesbian couple, the nonbirth mother (partner of the birth mother) of a child, especially one who takes an equal...
nounMore synonyms
- stepma Ireland, USStepmother.
- stepmam IrelandStepmother.
- stepmama USStepmother.
- stepmamma USStepmother.
- stepmom USStepmother.
- stepmomma US, informalStepmother.
- stepmommy US, informalStepmother.
- stepmum UKStepmother.
- stepmummy UK, informalStepmother.
- mother-in-law obsoleteA stepmother.
- stepdame archaicA stepmother.
Meaning of stepmother
- noun A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.
- noun An animal, typically a bird, who raises the offspring of another animal.
- noun Synonym of co-mother (“the non-birth mother of a child in a lesbian couple”).
stepmother in other languages
Questions about synonyms of stepmother
- What is another word for stepmother?
- Stepmother has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as co-mother, bonus mother, stepma, stepmam, stepmama, stepmamma, stepmom and stepmomma.
- What does stepmother mean?
- Stepmother means a person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold, cruel, or ungenerous qualities.
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