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[ step-fah-ther ] / ˈstɛpˌfɑ ðər /
nounthe husband of one's mother by a later marriage. Origin of stepfatherbefore 900; Middle English stepfader,Old English stēopfæder.See step-, father OTHER WORDS FROM stepfatherstep·fa·ther·ly, adverbWords nearby stepfatherstepdame, stepdance, stepdaughter, step-down, stepfamily, stepfather, Stepford, step function, Stephanie, stephanion, stephanite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stepfatherHis 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
nouna man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |