後底乸

後底乸（粵拼：hau6 dai2 naa2；stepmother），又叫後母，係繼親嘅一種，當一個男人同佢之前嘅老婆生咗啲仔女之後同另一個女人結婚，男人嘅仔女就會叫嗰個女人做「後底乸」，書面語叫「繼母」^[1][2]。後底乸同佢老公之前生嗰啲仔女冇任何血緣關係。

「後底乸」畀人嘅第一印象係好多時都會虐待佢老公之前生落嘅仔女^[3][4]，有唔少童話故事都有用呢樣嘢做題材，例如《白雪公主》同《灰姑娘》噉。

引咗

1. Morello, C. (January 19, 2011). "Blended families more common, but the 'step' in 'stepmom' still carries a stigma". The Washington Post.
2. Christian, A. (2005). "Contesting the myth of the 'wicked stepmother': Narrative analysis of an online family support group". Western Journal of Communication. 69 (1): 27–47. doi:10.1080/10570310500034030.
3. The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales, p. 141
4. The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales, p. 151