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stepfather

[ step-fah-th er ]

/ ˈstɛpˌfɑ ðər /

noun

the husband of one's mother by a later marriage.

Origin of stepfather

before 900; Middle English stepfader, Old English stēopfæder. See step-, father

OTHER WORDS FROM stepfather

step·fa·ther·ly, adverb

Words nearby stepfather

stepchild, stepdame, stepdance, stepdaughter, stepfamily, stepfather, stepford, stephanie, stephanion, stephanite, stephanotis

Example sentences from the Web for stepfather

His stepfather had left his mother and they could no longer afford the house in which they lived.

Beaten By His Church for Being Gay |Justin Jones |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Antron McCray was with his mother for most of his interrogation, his stepfather for all of it.

The Myth of the Central Park Five |Edward Conlon |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A 7-year-old Las Vegas boy might be sitting in a third-grade classroom had he not been beaten to death by his stepfather.

Why Adrian Peterson Changed My Mind on Spanking |Brandy Zadrozny |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If Jax is capable of killing his stepfather Clay, is he capable if killing his own mother?

Inside 'Sons of Anarchy's' Final Season: Creator Kurt Sutter on the Most Brutal Season Yet |Annaliza Savage |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

After the film came out, my stepfather said to me, ‘I hope you’re not doing any writhing in your next one.

How Hollywood’s Most Realistic Sex Scenes Were Made: ‘Don’t Look Now’ to ‘Nymphomaniac’ |Marlow Stern |March 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Suppose your stepfather should consent to your leaving home?

Making His Way |Horatio Alger, Jr.
Maisie, turning at this, looked away to where her mother and her stepfather had stopped.

What Maisie Knew |Henry James
Enough came out now, at all events, as she put it practically to her stepfather.

What Maisie Knew |Henry James
Whatever became of her, she would never go back to Judson Flack, her stepfather.

The Dust Flower |Basil King
Her stepfather, hinting that it was not necessary to say anything about this to her mother, made the journey with her.

The Story of Louie |Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for stepfather

stepfather

/ (ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə) /

noun

a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father