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Stepmother
Female stepparent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Stepmom" redirects here. For other uses, see Stepmom (disambiguation).
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.
Amélie of Leuchtenberg married Pedro I of Brazil and became stepmother to his children. Detail of a painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret.