stepmom
English
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[edit]- stepmum (Britain, Australia, Canada, New England)
Etymology
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Noun
[edit]stepmom (plural stepmoms)
- (US, informal) Stepmother.
- 2000 August 17, Tamar Lewin, “Differences Found in Care With Stepmothers”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Susan Sasse of Chesapeake City, Md., vice president of the International Stepfamily Association, a nonprofit group, said: "What I hear from new stepmoms all the time, especially with older kids, is, 'They just hate me. They don't want to give me a chance. They think I'm taking their dad.'"
- 2011, Josh Axelrad, Repeat Until Rich:
- The Papster, my stepmom, her sister Angela the psychoanalyst, and Angela's husband Eric the kazillionaire were strolling along the canal.
- 2020 April 16, Chloe Caldwell, “I Always Wanted to Be a Stepmom”, in The New York Times[2]:
- Now that I’m a stepmom legally, I would argue that it’s a wonderful role: You learn how to parent with your partner before the stress of a newborn comes into the mix.
- 2024 July 21, Kamala Harris, “Kamala Harris on Being ‘Momala’”, in ELLE[3]:
- A few years later when Doug and I got married, Cole, Ella, and I agreed that we didn’t like the term “stepmom.” Instead they came up with the name “Momala.”