step-relationship

A form of steprelationship — A relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.

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Meanings

nounstep-relationship (plural step-relationships)

plural step-relationships

  1. alternativeAlternative form of steprelationship.

    Former step-relationships take work, planning and juggling. Drop the ball, and there’s no guarantee that anyone else will pick it up. […] Sometimes one person shoulders the burden of maintaining a step-relationship.

    2012 March 10, Elissa Gootman, “When Branches Tangle in a Stepfamily Tree”, in The New York Times
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APA

step-relationship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relationship

MLA

“step-relationship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relationship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step-relationship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relationship.

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