Step-mother

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of stepmother. alt-of, alternative

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bonus motherbonus motherco motherco-motherdamfoster mother

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"The step-mother was very cruel to the twins, and beat them, and half-starved them, and constantly drove them out of the house."

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