stepmoder

Middle English

Alternative forms

• step-moder, stepmodir, stepmodyr, stepmodyre, stepmooder, steppe moder, stappemodyr, steop-moder, stipmoder

Etymology

From Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr; equivalent to step- +‎ moder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌmoːdər/

Noun

stepmoder (plural stepmodres)

1. stepmother (wife of one's father)

   Synonym: stepdame

2. (rare) mother-in-law

   Synonym: moder in lawe

Descendants

• English: stepmother
• Scots: stap-mither

References

• “step-mọ̄der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.