stepfather

noun

step·​fa·​ther ˈstep-ˌfä-t͟hər 

: the husband of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal father

Examples of stepfather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cooksey's mother, Rene Cooksey, and stepfather, Edward Nunn, were found dead. —CBS News, 6 May 2025

Her grandfather, James Newton Abram, served in the U.S. Army’s 7th Finance in Vietnam, and her stepfather, Jose Gonzalez, was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and the 154th Engineer Battalion while stationed in Germany. —Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025

Beckinsale's stepfather Roy Battersby died in January 2024 at 87, and her father Richard Beckinsale died of a heart attack at 31 in 1979. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Louis-Dreyfus spent her childhood between Manhattan, where she was born and where her father lived, and Washington D.C., where her mother and stepfather settled. —Julie Tremaine, People.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stepfather

• forefather
• godfather
• grandfather
• bother
• father

Kids Definition

stepfather

noun

step·​fa·​ther ˈstep-ˌfät͟h-ər 

: the husband of one's mother when distinct from one's natural or legal father