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step-parenthood, n.
Brit. |ˈˌstɛpˈˌpɛːrənthʊd|, |ˈˌstɛpˈˌpɛːrnˌthʊd|, U.S. |ˈstɛpˌpɛrən(t)ˌ(h)ʊd|
[‹ step- comb. form + parenthood n., after step-parent n.]
The state or condition of being a step-parent.
1933Sociol. Rev. 25 154 His figures for step-parenthood are as follows: Among delinquent boys, 7.3 per cent, had step-fathers. 1977P. Laslett Family Life & Illicit Love in Earlier Generations iv. 160 (title) Parental deprivation in the past. A note on orphans and stepparenthood in English history. 1994San Francisco Chron. 18 Nov. c17/1 ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’, a superbly acted and romantically dark look at marriage, parenthood and step-parenthood, stars Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia in a bumpy emotional ride. |