stepparent

[ step-pair-uh nt, -par- ]
/ ˈstɛpˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- /

noun

a stepfather or stepmother.

Origin of stepparent

First recorded in 1885–90; step- + parent

OTHER WORDS FROM stepparent

step·par·ent·ing, noun

Words nearby stepparent

stepladder, stepmother, stepney, stepover, steppage, stepparent, steppe, stepped-up, steppenwolf, stepper, steppes

Words related to step-parent

father, sibling, mother, cousin, folk, uncle, niece, aunt, agnate, cognate, connection, blood, folks, relation, grandparents, sister-in-law, stepbrother, mother-in-law, sib, brother-in-law

Example sentences from the Web for step-parent

  • The latter is usually preferred, as a matter of consideration toward the step-parent.

    Book of Etiquette |Lillian Eichler

  • Much has been written regarding the supposed unhappiness of Ramsay's boyhood in the household of his step-parent.

    Allan Ramsay |William Henry Oliphant Smeaton

British Dictionary definitions for step-parent

step-parent
/ (ˈstɛpˌpɛərənt) /

noun

a stepfather or stepmother

Derived forms of step-parent

step-parenting, noun