stepmotherhood

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noun

The state of being a stepmother.

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Meanings

nounstepmotherhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a stepmother.

    Lissy, who never makes it through any of the assigned books, nonetheless wrestles with Angela’s claims about art as life lesson and ends up with a stronger lease on marriage and stepmotherhood as well as miraculous recompense for a never-healed childhood loss.

    2007 June 3, Anne Mendelson, “Ladies Who Read”, in New York Times

Origin

From stepmother + -hood.

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APA

stepmotherhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepmotherhood

MLA

“stepmotherhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepmotherhood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepmotherhood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepmotherhood.

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