stepmother
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
stepmother
neutralRefers to a father's second or subsequent wife, who is not one's biological mother. The term is neutral, though the relationship can sometimes carry negative cultural connotations.
Tā他
de的
hòu后
mǔ母
duì对
tā他
hěn很
hǎo好
。
His stepmother treats him very well.
Fù父
qin亲
zài再
hūn婚
hòu后
，
wǒ我
jiù就
yǒu有
le了
yī一
gè个
hòu后
mǔ母
。
After my father remarried, I got a stepmother.
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Zài在
yī一
xiē些
tóng童
huà话
gù故
shi事
lǐ里
，
hòu后
mǔ母
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
bǐ比
jiào较
fù负
miàn面
。
In some fairy tales, the stepmother's image is rather negative.