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steprelative

step·rel·a·tive

Today it means: Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent. Full definition →

First used 20th c.

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From step- + relative.

First known use, by meaning

from 20th c. Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.