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stepfather en · NOUN

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Etymology

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”).

Meanings

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.
- My stepfather loved me as much as he loved his own three sons. I knew how much he wanted to help me and how lacking in financial resources he was. Nothing could erase the image I gained of my real father that day: a carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn about the hopes and dreams of his firstborn son. 1980, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 47:
(in the broad sense) The husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father or person with a similar relationship.
- 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[…] 1953, Cyril Dean Darlington, The Facts of Life, page 433:
- In suboptimal cases the gynaecologist takes sperm from anonymous donors. In this case the husband can only be stepfather of the child. 2015, Werner A. Mueller, Monika Hassel, Maura Grealy, Development and Reproduction in Humans and Animal Model Species, Springer, →ISBN, page 188, column 2:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
stepfathers	Number=Plur		lexicographic
step-father		alternative	lexicographic

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mi mātua kē (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · nv hazhéʼé jíłʼíní (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · cmn 繼父 /继父 (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · bg вто́ри баща́ (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · grc πατρυιός (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · nn stefar (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fur padreu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hu mostohaapa (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ca padrastre (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mk потатко (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · bg пастро́к (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ka მამინაცვალი (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · el θετός πατήρ (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ast padrastru (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sh о̏чӯх (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ar زَوْجُ ٱلْأُمّ (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · lb Stéifpapp (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · eo vicpatro (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · alt ӧӧй ада (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc bídricu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · la vītricus (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · pt padrasto (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · jv bapak kuwalon (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sv styvpappa (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · te సవతితండ్రి (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sv bonuspappa (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ru приёмный оте́ц (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc brídicu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · da stedfar (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · my ပထွေး (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · nb stefar (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · la novercus (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · az atalıq (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · pl ojczym (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sv plastpappa (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · de Stiefelternteil (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sk nevlastný otec (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc vídrigu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · vi bố dượng (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · tg падарандар (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · io stif-patro (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · kk өгей әке (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc bídrigu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · cy llystad (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ko 새아버지 (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · taa -to' nelanenh (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · nl stiefvader (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ar أَب رَبِيب (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fi isäpuoli (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · kum оьгей ата (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fa پدندر (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mi matua whakaangi (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · enm stepfader (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · cs nevlastní otec (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · es padrastro (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ja 継父 (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · yi שטיפֿטאַטע (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fa ناپدری (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · da bonusfar (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · el πατριός (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · pdt Steefvoda (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · de Stiefvater (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sh по̀очим (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · izh ätsintimä (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc bídriu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · vo lupal (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · rup nuercu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · gd leas-athair (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sv styvfar (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ga leasathair (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sc bítricu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · el θετός πατέρας (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sk otčim (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sh pòočim (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hy հորա (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · rsk мачох (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fr beau-père (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sq njerk (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ks وورٕ مول (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sco stap-faither (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sl očim (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · tg падари ӯгай (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · gl padrasto (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · tyv соңгу ада (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · az ögey ata (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · cs otčím (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sh ȍčūh (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · nv hazhéʼé ájíłʼíní (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · csm hajˀi- (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · lt patėvis (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ang stēopfæder (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · is stjúpi (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fo stjúkfaðir (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mg raikèly (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ro tată vitreg (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hnn ama ulong (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · he אׇב חׂרֵג \ אב חורג (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · eu aitaorde (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ko 계부 (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · et kasuisa (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mn хойд эцэг (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · uz oʻgay ota (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · it patrigno (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · izh isintimä (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · id bapak tiri (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ko 의붓아버지 (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · io stifa patro (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ky өгөй ата (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · vo hilupal (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · be айчы́м (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · gd oide (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · la patraster (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hy խորթ հայր (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hy հորու (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · tr üvey baba (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · eo duonpatro (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · izh ätsimä (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · vi cha kế (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · tl amang-panguman (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · ru о́тчим (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · is stjúpfaðir (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · fr parâtre (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · id ayah tiri (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mk очув (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · uk вітчи́м (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · rup nercu (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · sq vitërk (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · hi सौतेला बाप (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · bg дове́ден баща́ (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · mi pāpā whakaangi (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) · lv patēvs (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)

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