Meanings
plural stepparents · alternative step-parent
- One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
1 more example
The age at which a stepparent entered a child’s life, and whether they lived together and for how long, influences the quality of the relationship, studies show. […] As parents age, “there’s a lot of negotiation and uncertainties,” Dr. Silverstein said. “Who has the right to make decisions for stepparents becomes murky.”
2024 March 8, Paula Span, “When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily”, in The New York TimesAntonyms: stepchild
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tew-
- Proto-Germanic*steupa-
- Proto-West Germanic*steupa-
- Old Englishstēop-
- Middle Englishstep-
- Englishstep-
- Englishparent
- Englishstepparent
Translations
Bulgarian дове́ден роди́тел
- дове́ден роди́тел (dovéden rodítel)stepfather or stepmother
Dutch stiefouder
- stiefouderstepfather or stepmother
Finnish vanhempipuoli
- vanhempipuolistepfather or stepmother
German Stiefvater, Stiefmutter
- Stiefvaterstepfather or stepmother
- Stiefmutterstepfather or stepmother
Greek θετός γονέας
- θετός γονέας (thetós gonéas)stepfather or stepmother
Hungarian mostohaszülő, nevelőszülő
- mostohaszülőstepfather or stepmother
- nevelőszülőstepfather or stepmother
Indonesian orang tua tiri
- orang tua tiristepfather or stepmother
Latvian audžu vecāki
- audžu vecākistepfather or stepmother
Māori matakēkē, matuakēkē
- matakēkēstepfather or stepmother
- matuakēkēstepfather or stepmother
Romanian părinte vitreg (tată sau mamă), tată vitreg
- părinte vitreg (tată sau mamă)stepfather or stepmother
- tată vitregstepfather or stepmother
- mamă vitregăstepfather or stepmother
Swedish styvförälder
- styvförälderstepfather or stepmother
Cite this entry
stepparent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparent
“stepparent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepparent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparent.
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