"继母"用英语称作"stepmother"。来源是古英语中的"steopmoder"，意为"代替母亲"。

例句：

"The stepmother was jealous of Cinderella's beauty and treated her poorly." (继母嫉妒灰姑娘的美貌，对她很不好。)

"Snow White's stepmother was a wicked queen who wanted her dead." (白雪公主的继母是一个邪恶的女王，她想要白雪公主死。)

"Despite her difficult relationship with her stepmother, Alice still visited her father every weekend." (尽管与继母关系不好，爱丽丝还是每周末都会去拜访她的父亲。)