stepfather

CEFRA1

/stˈɛˌpfɑðər/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A man married to someone’s mother.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

Examples

  • I hope my new stepfather sticks around longer than the last one.

  • Sami accused Farid of being abusive as a stepfather.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father or person with a similar relationship.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is Mary's stepfather.

  • In suboptimal cases the gynaecologist takes sperm from anonymous donors. In this case the husband can only be stepfather of the child.

  • Telegony or Inheritance from the Stepfather The earliest reference to telegony ( which has no connection with the son of Odysseus ) is supposed to be in 1665 but the classical case is that described in the Philosophical Transactions of[…]

Synonyms

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After my mother remarried in 2010, her new husband became my legal blank.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English stepfader, from Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr (“stepfather”), equivalent to step- + father. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäiffoar (“stepfather”), Dutch stiefvader (“stepfather”), German Low German Steevvader (“stepfather”), German Stiefvater (“stepfather”), Swedish styvfar (“stepfather”), Icelandic stjúpfaðir (“stepfather”).