stepdame

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English stepdame; equivalent to step- +‎ dame.

NounEdit

stepdame (plural stepdames)

(archaic) A stepmother.

See alsoEdit

Category:English words prefixed with step-

AnagramsEdit

stampede

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

stepdamme, steppedame, stedame

EtymologyEdit

From step- +‎ dame.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌdaːm(ə)/, /ˈstɛpˌdam(ə)/

NounEdit

stepdame (plural stepdames)

stepmother (wife of one's father)
Synonym: stepmoder

DescendantsEdit

English: stepdame

ReferencesEdit

“step-dāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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