Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepwife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
step-wife
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ex-wife of one's spouse.

Etymology

From step- + wife.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

stepwives (plural)

Questions

What does stepwife mean?
The ex-wife of one's spouse.
Where does stepwife come from?
From step- + wife.

How to pronounce stepwife

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