Stepmother

Amélie of Leuchtenberg married Pedro I of Brazil and became stepmother to his children. Detail of a painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret.

A stepmother, stepmum or stepmom is a female non-biological parent married to one's preexisting parent. Children from her spouse's previous unions are known as her stepchildren. A stepmother-in-law is a stepmother of one's spouse.

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