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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His cousins living in the east Asian nation had also warned him of the euphoria at his decision to switch from representing England to the country of his mother’s and stepfather’s birth.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The prosecution is asking that Goncalves’ grandparents and Mogen’s stepmother, stepfather and stepsister be allowed in the courtroom.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
Her late stepfather Charles Haydon was a lawyer, and her mother Bonnie ran a modeling agency Kay Models.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors also noted that a teenager who was not involved with Rendon’s kidnapping but learned about some of the details pretended to be one of the hostage takers to extort $1,000 from Rendon’s stepfather.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The prosecution is asking that Goncalves’ grandparents and Mogen’s stepmother, stepfather and stepsister be allowed in the courtroom.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2025
Her late stepfather Charles Haydon was a lawyer, and her mother Bonnie ran a modeling agency Kay Models.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors also noted that a teenager who was not involved with Rendon’s kidnapping but learned about some of the details pretended to be one of the hostage takers to extort $1,000 from Rendon’s stepfather.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepfather. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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