stepfather
IPA: stˈɛpfɑðɝ
noun
- (in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.
- (in the broad sense) A husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father or person with a similar relationship.
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Examples of "stepfather" in Sentences
- His stepfather is a choir conductor.
- His stepfather was a wholesale grocer.
- They move in with the stepfather Lao u .
- Stepfather is the more plausible explanation.
- Phoebe's stepfather was in prison at the time.
- The two lived with their mother and stepfather.
- A stepfather in law is a stepfather of one's spouse.
- A 'stepfather in law' is a stepfather of one's spouse.
- Toby continues to chafe under the yoke of his repressive stepfather.
- He becomes what his stepfather is and what he had heretofore despised.