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单词 stepmother
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stepmother
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstepˌmʌð.ər/us
/ˈstepˌmʌð.ɚ/
B2
the woman who ismarriedto someone'sbiological(=relatedbybirth)parentbut who is nottheirbiologicalmother
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  • parentMy parents died when I was young.
  • biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
  • adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
  • motherHave you met my mother?
  • fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
  • mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
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(Definition ofstepmotherfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
stepmother
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstepˌmʌð.ər/us
/ˈstepˌmʌð.ɚ/
B2
the woman who ismarriedto someone'sfatherbut who is nottheirrealmother
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stepmother| American Dictionary

stepmother
noun[C]
us
/ˈstepˌmʌð·ər/
a woman who ismarriedto thefatherof achildbut is not thebiologicalmother
(Definition ofstepmotherfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstepmother

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While he owed hisstepmotherrespect, because of her parental position, he was not her blood relation.
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In this story an evilstepmotherturns her husband against his only son.
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In addition, six stepmothers and 95 stepfathers participated, bringing the total number of individuals assessed to 5,471.
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The all-girl environment and stern instructors contrasted with her home life, which featured a doting father and a distantstepmother.
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Some interviewees reported that stepmothers who resented them had treated them badly.
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His father,stepmother, and brothers were devastated by his drastic change of condition and feared for his life.
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She was now no longer the wickedstepmotherbut someone else.
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She could not get on with herstepmotherand was not welcome in her father's house.
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The tale also associates domestic discord and greed with women, from thestepmother(another interfering second wife) to the eldest sister ghost.
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In a quarter of families a step-parent was present, usually astepmother.
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The kinship nouns father-in-law, niece, sisterin-law, stepfather,stepmother, and stepsister are actually very infrequent, as is the body-part term milk tooth.
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Against this, theirstepmotherargued that the will did not include any conditions of the sort the daughters referred to and that it was formally correct.
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Lincoln, though, never adopted his father and stepmother's beliefs.
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My late father and mystepmotherwere responsible for setting up this charity.
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I thought he was saying that in the case of astepmothershe should have equal rights with the true father of the children.
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