stepfather
USSTEP-fah-thur/ˈstɛpˌfɑðɚ/STEP-fah-thuh/ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə/
Pluralstepfathers
- 1The husband of one's biological mother, married to her following her earlier marriage or relationship with one's biological father.
After the divorce, her mother remarried, and the children grew close to their new stepfather.
He calls his stepfather by his first name, but they share a warm bond.
- 2The husband of one's parent other than one's biological father, or a partner who fills a comparable parental role.
His stepfather coached the soccer team every weekend throughout high school.
Though they never legally married, she always introduced him as her stepfather.
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Origin
From Middle English stepfader, from Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr, and equivalent to step- plus father. It is related to Dutch stiefvader, German Stiefvater, Swedish styvfar, and Icelandic stjúpfaðir.