step-relative

A form of steprelative — Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.

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Meanings

nounstep-relative (plural step-relatives)

plural step-relatives

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of steprelative.

    While the number of people with former step-relatives is not tracked, researchers agree that it is substantial, with no indications of shrinking. […] In a 2010 study by the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of adults surveyed said they had at least one step-relative.

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

step-relative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relative

MLA

“step-relative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step-relative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-relative.

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