stepmum
stepmum — 名詞
- stepmumsingular
- stepmumsplural
1. a woman who is married to your father or lives with him as his long-term partner
繼母
父親再婚的配偶或同居伴侶
a woman who is married to your father or lives with him as his long-term partner, and whose role in your family is like that of a mother, even though she is not the woman who gave birth to you
After Liam's father moved to Glasgow, his stepmum Amara made sure the new flat felt like home for everyone.
Liam 的父親搬到格拉斯哥之後，他的繼母 Amara 讓新公寓感覺像個家。
possessive: his stepmum + [name] for family relationship
Zara's stepmum Samira drives her to swimming club every Saturday without fail.
Zara 的繼母 Samira 每週六都準時開車送她去游泳俱樂部。
Arjun bought his stepmum Deepa a card that said 'Thanks for being there for me, Mum.'
Arjun 送給繼母 Deepa 一張卡片，上面寫著「謝謝你一直在我身邊，媽。」
When Ethan's biological mother moved abroad, his stepmum Chloe became the main person he turned to for advice.
Ethan 的生母移居國外後，他的繼母 Chloe 成了他尋求建議的主要對象。
- stepmother
the neutral, formal equivalent; used in writing and official contexts where 'stepmum' would feel too casual
- foster mother
a woman who looks after a child through a formal fostering arrangement, not through marriage to the father — different legal relationship
- mother figure
broader term for any older woman who acts as a mother to you, not necessarily through family ties
用法筆記
Only used in spoken and casual written contexts; legal documents and official forms require the more formal 'stepmother'. Also distinct from 'stepmom', which is the American spelling.