Does Stepmother Have a Hyphen?

Use a hyphen to link a relationship term: sister-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, ... Plurals: sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, mothers-in-law… But: stepmother, stepfather, stepdaughter, stepson, stepchild.

What is an example of a hyphen?

Use a hyphen to join two or more words that stand for a single adjective (describing word) before a noun. Examples: chocolate-covered donuts. well-known doctor.

Do you capitalize after a hyphen?

Capitalize only the first element of a hyphenated word unless any subsequent element is a proper noun or adjective. ... Capitalize any subsequent elements unless they are articles, prepositions, coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor) or such modifiers as flat or sharp following musical key symbols.

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