Polyglot Dictionary

Stiefmutter

/ˈʃtiːfˌmʊtɐ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Stiefmütter

Meaning

  1. stepmother

    • Die Stiefmutter im Märchen ist böse.

      The stepmother in the fairy tale is evil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

madrastra

madrastra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "stepmother."

Portuguese

madrasta

madrasta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stepmother."

Practice

1 What does Stiefmutter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ im Märchen ist böse.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Stiefmutter?

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