stepfather

English

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stepfader inherited from Old English stēopfæder inherited from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr (stepfather) prefix from English father.

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English

father

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