stepparent

Examples

• All

• The ultimate goal of most stepparents is to establish a strong, affectionate relationship with their stepchildren.

  Blog text (25)

• In the best of situations, stepchildren struggle to find ways to honor stepparents without dishonoring biological parents.

  Blog text (8)

• The challenge of living with a stepparent requires time and patience from all family members.

  Blog text (8)

• You know, I myself had a lot of stepparents when I was growing up.

  Megyn Kelly

• And the parents, or the stepparents, are not always to blame.

  Midnight (1982)

• Like the same-sex partner, the stepparent has no biological link to the child.

  Academic text (2003)

• Stepparents and their stepchildren enjoy many, though not all, of the benefits and protections of biological parents.

  Academic text (2003)

• Generally, if the noncustodial biological parent consents, stepparents may adopt the children.

  Academic text (2003)

• Children often adapt better when their stepparents are involved in their lives.

• It's important for a stepparent to build a trusting relationship with their stepchildren.

Synonyms

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stepfather

vsstepparent

145 2.0

A man who is married to your mother but is not your father

is the general term for any parent spouse without requiring prior divorce or death

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stepmother

vsstepparent

82 1.8

A woman married to your father who is not your birth mother

is the neutral term for a parent married to one's parent but not biological

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stepdad

vsstepparent

• Informal

47 2.1

A man married to your mother who is not your birth father

is the neutral term for a parent married to one's parent but not biological

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