stepfather
noun
step·fa·ther
ˈstep-ˌfä-t͟hər 
: the husband of one's parent when distinct from one's natural or legal father
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Rain helped Kimmie overcome a disastrous childhood in which her mother abandoned her after her abusive stepfather lied that the teenager had come onto him.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Her mother later married her stepfather, who ran a flooring business that, though eventually successful, faced financial struggles in its early years.
—Mike Winters,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Then, there is Brown’s account of running into his neighbor in Suffolk, Peter Shand Kydd, the stepfather of Princess Diana, only hours after the announcement of Diana’s death, in a Paris underpass, in 1997.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Tom Parker Bowles is sharing some insight into his mother Queen Camilla and stepfather King Charles’ diets.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Her mother later married her stepfather, who ran a flooring business that, though eventually successful, faced financial struggles in its early years.
—Mike Winters,lauren Shamo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Then, there is Brown’s account of running into his neighbor in Suffolk, Peter Shand Kydd, the stepfather of Princess Diana, only hours after the announcement of Diana’s death, in a Paris underpass, in 1997.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Tom Parker Bowles is sharing some insight into his mother Queen Camilla and stepfather King Charles’ diets.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
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stepfather
noun
step·fa·ther
ˈstep-ˌfät͟h-ər
: the husband of one's mother when distinct from one's natural or legal father
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