stepmoder
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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.
Categories:
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms prefixed with step-
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Middle English rare terms
- enm:Female family members