Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ex-stepmother

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: ex-step-moth-er
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A previous wife of one's father during one's lifetime, other than one's mother, typically following the divorce or death of the mother.

Inflected Forms

ex-stepmothers (plural)

Phrases

ex-stepfather ex-stepparent

Frequently Paired Words

ex-stepfather ex-stepparent stepbrother stepchild stepdaughter stepfamily stepfather stepmother

Synonyms

ex-stepmom

Questions

What does ex-stepmother mean?: A previous wife of one's father during one's lifetime, other than one's mother, typically following the divorce or death of the mother.

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