Dictionary

stepparent en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English parent English stepparent From step- + parent.

Meanings

1. One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
   • The age at which a stepparent entered a child’s life, and whether they lived together and for how long, influences the quality of the relationship, studies show. […] As parents age, “there’s a lot of negotiation and uncertainties,” Dr. Silverstein said. “Who has the right to make decisions for stepparents becomes murky.” 2024 March 8, Paula Span, “When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Antonyms

stepchild

Deriveds

stepparental · stepparenting · ex-stepparent · stepparenthood

Translations (24)

nl stiefouder (stepfather or stepmother) · lv audžu vecāki (stepfather or stepmother) · mi matuakēkē (stepfather or stepmother) · sv styvförälder (stepfather or stepmother) · ka მამინაცვალი (stepfather or stepmother) · de Stiefmutter (stepfather or stepmother) · vo jilupal (stepfather or stepmother) · id orang tua tiri (stepfather or stepmother) · el θετός γονέας (stepfather or stepmother) · hu nevelőszülő (stepfather or stepmother) · de Stiefvater (stepfather or stepmother) · ro mamă vitregă (stepfather or stepmother) · ka არაღვიძლი მშობელი (stepfather or stepmother) · bg дове́ден роди́тел (stepfather or stepmother) · vo hilupal (stepfather or stepmother) · ro tată vitreg (stepfather or stepmother) · ro părinte vitreg (tată sau mamă) (stepfather or stepmother) · ka მშობელნაცვალი (stepfather or stepmother) · fi vanhempipuoli (stepfather or stepmother) · io stif-genitoro (stepfather or stepmother) · hu mostohaszülő (stepfather or stepmother) · vo lupal (stepfather or stepmother) · ka დედინაცვალი (stepfather or stepmother) · mi matakēkē (stepfather or stepmother)