stepdame

English

noun

Definitions

(archaic) A stepmother.

Etymology

Prefix from English dame.

Origin

English

dame

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dame English
damehood English
damely English
dameship English
damewort English
schooldame English
dame French
dame Middle English
damo Esperanto
deem Scots