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stepfather

[step-fah-ther]

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noun

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

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

Related forms

step·fa·ther·ly, adverb

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stepfather (ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə)

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

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