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step-parent, n.
Brit. |ˈstɛpˌpɛːrənt|, |ˈstɛpˌpɛːrnˌt|, U.S. |ˈstɛpˌpɛrənt|
[‹ step- comb. form + parent n.]
A stepfather, a stepmother.
1840Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 2 442 (table) Parentage... Only one parent or step parent. 1886T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. xx. 281 When she should learn he was not related to her other than as a step-parent she would refrain from despising him. 1945Amer. Sociol. Rev. 10 238/2 The character of the parent or step-parent is of greater consequence than his or her presence in or absence from the household. 1977C. Storr Tales from Psychiatrist's Couch xiii. 139 Step-parent and child might be nearer in age than man and wife. 2001London Rev. Bks. 22 Feb. 18/1 MotherKind is leg-crossingly explicit about the ravages of childbirth, and reads like a guide to the shocks of motherhood and the unfair forbearance required of the step-parent. |