stepdame
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English stepdame; equivalent to step- + dame.
Noun
[edit]stepdame (plural stepdames)
- (archaic) A stepmother.
See also
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[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stepdame (plural stepdames)
- stepmother (wife of one's father)
- Synonym: stepmoder
Descendants
[edit]- English: stepdame
References
[edit]- “step-dāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- en:Female family members
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- enm:Female family members