Korean learner dictionary
계모 meaning and pronunciation
gyemo · stepmother
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 25702Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 계ː모, 게ː모Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
아버지가 새로 결혼해서 생긴 어머니.
English: stepmother — A woman who became a mother by marrying a man with a child or children.
Examples
- 친엄마 같은 계모.
- 계모 밑.
- 계모가 들어오다.
- 계모와 사이가 좋다.
- 계모와 살다.
- 신데렐라는 계모와 언니들에게 구박을 받았다.
- Origin
- 繼母
- Categories
- 삶 > 친족 관계
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