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stepmother

noun

Definition of stepmother

as in mom

a woman that your father marries after his marriage to or relationship with your mother has ended

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Recent Examples of stepmother His father, Juan Escobar, and stepmother, Monique Escobar, quit their jobs to search for him full-time . — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Edelstein married artist Robert Russell in 2014, becoming a stepmother to his two sons. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026 Perhaps the only one who can relate is Alicent (Olivia Cooke), Rhaenyra’s childhood best friend turned stepmother who also happens to be Otto’s daughter and Aegon’s mother. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 Sara Nicole Graham's stepmother, Connie Graham, is now charged with first-degree murder, while two of her sons are accused of helping cover up the crime, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepmother

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Chiefs game Swift made headlines when she was photographed sitting next to Kelce's mom, Donna, at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
They were first spotted together as a couple in September 2023, when Swift attended a Kansas City Chiefs game alongside Kelce’s mom, Donna Kelce.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026

Definition of mom

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Since then, Hills has worked in various hospitals and wards, including spending 10 years as a ward sister and a matron, which are both senior roles for nurses.

— Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
How did a young Upper East Side matron with a small daughter and a dormant career as an art historian get here?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 27 June 2026

Definition of matron

Noun

Brown remembered that Sarah Parsley, the octogenarian matriarch of the family, greeted partygoers from a wheelchair, assisted by a Black nurse.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
After high school, the Kelce matriarch became the first person in her family to graduate from college, earning a bachelor’s degree in communications from Ohio University.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 July 2026

Definition of matriarch

Noun

My mama strains both the yogurt and the cucumber before mixing everything together.

— Georgina Hayden, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
After making off with a substantial stack of cash from her job to fund a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin), she gets waylaid by a rainstorm and stops to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by awkward mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

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