Meanings
nounstepparenting (uncountable)
- uncountableThe role of a stepparent.
I had no concept of the secret truth of stepparenting: that you must win their hearts again and again, every morning, every night, for at least the first five years.
2007 September 16, Maria Dahvana Headley, “How I Turned Into a Stepmonster”, in New York Times
Origin
From stepparent + -ing, modelled on parenting.
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APA
stepparenting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparenting
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“stepparenting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparenting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stepparenting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stepparenting.
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