: the stem of a ship.

What does stem someone mean?

: to be caused by (something or someone) : to come from (something or someone) Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger. His love of the outdoors stems from his father.

What does stem form mean?

In English grammar and morphology, a stem is the form of a word before any inflectional affixes are added. ... The term base is commonly used by linguists to refer to any stem (or root) to which an affix is attached.