steprelationship

6.4

A family bond that starts when someone marries a child's parent, like between a stepparent and child

noun
/ˌstɛpˈrɛlətɪʃɪp/

: relación de familia

Navigating the dynamics of a new steprelationship can be challenging for both parents and children.

Examples

A good steprelationship can provide children with additional support and guidance.
Their steprelationship gradually grew stronger as they spent more time together.
My steprelationship with my new siblings has been quite positive.
They have a strong steprelationship despite the challenges.
A good steprelationship can provide children with additional support and guidance.
Navigating the dynamics of a new steprelationship can be challenging for both parents and children.
Their steprelationship gradually grew stronger as they spent more time together.

Synonyms

relationship

vssteprelationship

58 1.6

A family connection by blood, marriage, or adoption

is narrower meaning links that arise specifically because of a new marriage

family relationship

vssteprelationship

9 1.0

A connection between people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption

is limited to links created by remarriage rather than by blood or adoption

kinship

vssteprelationship

Specialized

7 4.8

A family relationship by blood, marriage, or adoption

is the everyday idea for links formed when someone remarries not by blood

familial bond

vssteprelationship

1 3.5

A close feeling between people who are related

is about legal or marital links created by remarriage rather than emotional closeness

Surface Forms

steprelationship singular

steprelationships plural

Morphology

steprelationship = step + relationship (transparent) = step + relationship

Formation follows the regular English pattern 'step' (family-by-marriage) + 'relationship', so the meaning is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Steprelationship starts with step- (as in stepmother or stepsister), a part that came to mean a family link created by a new marriage rather than by blood, and ends with relationship. So a steprelationship is a family connection made by remarriage, 'not by blood'.