stepdame

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English stepdame; equivalent to step- +‎ dame. === Noun === stepdame (plural stepdames) (archaic) A stepmother. ==== See also ==== Category:English terms prefixed with step- === Anagrams === stampede == Middle English == === Alternative forms === stepdamme, steppedame, stedame === Etymology === From step- +‎ dame. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɛpˌdaːm(ə)/, /ˈstɛpˌdam(ə)/ === Noun === stepdame (plural stepdames) stepmother (wife of one's father) Synonym: stepmoder ==== Descendants ==== English: stepdame ==== References ==== “step-dāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.