stepdad

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noun

A stepfather.

OriginEnglish dad ← Middle English step- ← Old English stēop- →
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Meanings

nounstepdad (plural stepdads)

plural stepdads · alternative step-dad

  1. informalA stepfather.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stepfather

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
  2. Proto-Germanic*steupa-
  3. Proto-West Germanic*steupa-
  4. Old Englishstēop-
  5. Middle Englishstep-
  6. Englishstep-
  7. Englishdad
  8. Englishstepdad

From step- + dad.

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Translations

French beau-papa
  • beau-papastepfather
Swedish bonuspappa
  • bonuspappastepfather
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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