English Explanatory Dictionary

novercal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a stepmother.

Pronunciation

/nəʊˈvɜː(ɹ)kəl/

Word forms

novercal

Etymology

From Latin novercalis, from noverca (“a stepmother”).

Synonyms

stepmotherly
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