stepmoder
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- step-moder, stepmodir, stepmodyr, stepmodyre, stepmooder, steppe moder, stappemodyr, steop-moder, stipmoder
Etymology edit
From Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr; equivalent to step- + moder.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stepmoder (plural stepmodres)
- stepmother (wife of one's father)
- Synonym: stepdame
- (rare) mother-in-law
Descendants edit
- English: stepmother
- Scots: stap-mither
References edit
- “step-mọ̄der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.