stiefmütterlich

German

Etymology

Stiefmutter (stepmother) + -lich (-ly)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐlɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: stief‧müt‧ter‧lich

Adjective

stiefmütterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefmütterlicher, comparative stiefmütterlicher, superlative am stiefmütterlichsten)

  1. stepmotherly, neglected, unloved, shabby (treatment of a person, etc.), novercal (rare)

Declension

Derived terms

  • stiefmütterlich behandeln
    • stiefmütterlich behandelt werden
  • stiefmütterlicherweise
  • stiefmütterlichseits
  • Stiefmütterlichkeit

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Further reading

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