stepfather
noun
step·fa·ther
ˈstep-ˌfä-t͟hər 
: the husband of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal father
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An 18-year-old was fatally shot in the head at home, and now his stepfather is facing charges, Utah officials said.
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Jacob Shannon, 47, said death and medical aid in dying were normal topics of conversation in his family, where his mom worked in public health and his stepfather was a doctor turned health care executive.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Dear Readers: Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Jacob Shannon, 47, said death and medical aid in dying were normal topics of conversation in his family, where his mom worked in public health and his stepfather was a doctor turned health care executive.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Dear Readers: Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere — birth fathers, stepfathers, adoptive and foster fathers, grandfathers and all of you caring men who mentor children and fill the role of absent dads.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepfather. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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stepfather
noun
step·fa·ther
ˈstep-ˌfät͟h-ər
: the husband of one's mother when distinct from one's natural or legal father
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