Korean Conversation · Level 376
15 words
Korean word
계모
Pronunciation
Romanizationkyemo
Meaning
- nounstepmother
Example
그는 계모와 사이가 좋지 않다.keu neun kye mo wa sa i ga cho chi an ta
He and his stepmother don't get along.
More examples
많은 아이들이 때때로 계모를 미워한다.ma neun a i deu ri ttae ttae ro kye mo reul mi wo han da
Many children sometimes hate their stepmother.
Core concept
A woman who joins a family as the father's new wife and fills the mother's role for children who are not related to her by blood.
Common phrases
계모를 미워하다kye mo reul mi wo ha da
hate one's stepmother
계모와 사이가 좋다kye mo wa sa i ga cho ta
get along well with one's stepmother
계모의 관심kye mo ui kwan sim
one's stepmother's attention
Similar words
새엄마saeeomma: A casual, friendly name for a new mother who joins the family after the father remarries.
새어머니saeeomeoni: A polite term for a woman who becomes a child's mother after the father remarries.
의붓엄마uibuseomma: A familiar, affectionate term for a stepmother that highlights the lack of a blood tie.
Definition in Korean
아버지가 재혼하여 가족에 들어온 여성으로, 혈연 관계가 없는 자녀의 어머니 역할을 맡는 사람을 이르는 말.a beo ji ga chae hon ha yeo ka jo ge teu reo on yeo seong eu ro hyeo ryeon kwan gye ga eom neun cha nyeo ui eo meo ni yeo ka reul man neun sa ra meul i reu neun mal
Word origin
The Sino-Korean compound combines a morpheme meaning to follow or succeed with one meaning mother, reflecting a woman who takes the mother's place.
Usage tips
- In everyday family conversation, this noun can sound more formal than a warm family title, so its tone matters when describing a real family member.
Opposites
- 친모chinmobiological mothernoun
Related words
- 계부모kyebumostepparentnoun
- 계부kyebustepfathernoun