Meaning
stepmother
- A woman who is married to one's parent after the divorce or death of one's mother
In a sentence
Nelle fiabe tradizionali la matrigna è spesso un personaggio crudele.
In traditional fairy tales, the stepmother is often a cruel character.
Marco va molto d'accordo con la sua nuova matrigna.
Marco gets along very well with his new stepmother.
Non considerava la sua matrigna una nemica, ma una persona gentile.
He did not consider his stepmother an enemy, but a kind person.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| matrigna | feminine · singular |
| matrigne | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can carry negative fairytale connotations ('evil stepmother'); in neutral modern contexts, 'la moglie di mio padre' is also used.