stepmotherhood

English

Etymology

stepmother +‎ -hood

Noun

stepmotherhood (uncountable)

1. The state of being a stepmother.
   • 2007 June 3, Anne Mendelson, “Ladies Who Read”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.