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Stepfather Moderate

Stepfather has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage

2

The husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stepparent father figure

Origin

The word stepfather comes from Old English, combining the prefix step- with father. It originally meant a man who is married to one's mother but is not one's biological parent.

Rhyming Words
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