stepdad
noun
step·dad
ˈstep-ˌdad 
plural stepdads
: stepfather
When I was 18, my mama got remarried. My stepdad and I get along really well, so no problems there.—
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The rocker is also stepdad to 25-year-old Atiana De La Hoya, Moakler’s daughter with Oscar De La Hoya, while the Kardashians star shares 15-year-old son Mason, 12-year-old daughter Penelope and 10-year-old son Reign with ex Scott Disick.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
One Christmas, Ayden was excited to reward his unofficial stepdad who'd been there for him all those years.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Grandkids the same ages as the youngest siblings break-danced in front of the Christmas tree; and my stepdad and my real dad chatted in front of the fire.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Alonso spent his formative years on Victoria Island, in the mint-green home of the park ranger who became his stepdad, roaming the vast Nahuel Huapi like an aspirant Robinson Crusoe.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
One Christmas, Ayden was excited to reward his unofficial stepdad who'd been there for him all those years.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Grandkids the same ages as the youngest siblings break-danced in front of the Christmas tree; and my stepdad and my real dad chatted in front of the fire.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Alonso spent his formative years on Victoria Island, in the mint-green home of the park ranger who became his stepdad, roaming the vast Nahuel Huapi like an aspirant Robinson Crusoe.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Stepdad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdad. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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