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stepmother

nounfeminine/mɐˈðɾaʃtɐ/medium

ma·dras·ta

Definition

The wife of a person's father who is not their biological mother.
The stepmother took good care of her husband's children.
He has a stepmother who is very caring.
Common collocations
caring stepmotherstrict stepmother

Etymology

Do árabe 'madrasta'

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