stepmother

Significado (Inglés)

  1. The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.
  2. (rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.

Conceptos

madrasta

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈstɛpmʌðə/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English stepmoder, from Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr (“stepmother”), corresponding to step- + mother. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifmuur (“stepmother”), Dutch stiefmoeder (“stepmother”), German Low German Steevmoder (“stepmother”), German Stiefmutter (“stepmother”), Danish stedmor (“stepmother”), Swedish styvmor (“stepmother”), Icelandic stjúpmóðir (“stepmother”). Compare also West Frisian styfmem (“stepmother”).

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