Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepmotherhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: step-moth-er-hood
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a stepmother.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lissy, who never makes it through any of the assigned books, nonetheless wrestles with Angela’s claims about art as life lesson and ends up with a stronger lease on marriage and stepmotherhood as well as miraculous recompense for a never-healed childhood loss."

Etymology

From stepmother + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stepmother

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does stepmotherhood mean?: The state of being a stepmother.
Where does stepmotherhood come from?: From stepmother + -hood.

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