stepdame
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stepdame; equivalent to step- + dame.
Noun[edit]
stepdame (plural stepdames)
- (archaic) A stepmother.
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Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[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.
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms prefixed with step-
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- en:Female family members
- Middle English terms prefixed with step-
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- enm:Female family members