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stepparents

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plural of stepparent

as in stepmothers

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Even if the story that follows is filled with witches, ogres, evil stepmothers and demonic baby-snatchers with eccentric names, the realm of the fairy tale, no matter its origin, is, essentially, comfort.

— Sadie Stein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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Fourteen sheriff’s office deputies flanked the courtroom and filled in the spaces between Collins’ family and the defendants’ parents while a clerk read the verdict aloud.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Stitt, who grew up in Cullman, an hour north, the son of a country doctor, reminisces about traveling to eat with his parents—to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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These women — cradle Catholics and converts, former nuns, teachers, hospice chaplains, counselors, spouses, mothers, grandmothers — say their defiance is the fulfillment of a vocation, no different than the call answered by their male counterparts.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Near the end of the series, there’s one sweet moment of coming together between Evi’s and Vanessa’s mothers and another moment of seemingly genuine outreach by one of the town’s conservatives to King.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mothers

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The events — which started out with 10 moms and five dads and are up to 35 moms and 20 dads — are particularly special to Morgan, who was friends with some of the sons of the parents involved.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Part of it is that there have been a lot of books about Brooklyn dads.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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