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stepfather

noun

as in stepmother

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Recent Examples of stepfather His stepfather, Walter Eggers, was an English professor and provost at the University of New Hampshire (and a film buff) and Robert subsequently became obsessed with performing and storytelling. —

Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025 Baena is survived by Plaza; his mother, Barbara Stern; his stepfather, Roger Stern; his father, Scott Baena; his stepmother, Michele Baena; his brother, Brad Baena; his stepsister, Gabay Fluxman; and his stepbrother, Jed Fluxman. —

EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025 Dixon has lived in Lovey’s Landing for about three years with the boy and his stepfather, whom investigators believe was out of town for several weeks visiting family. —

Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 The child lived at the home with his mother and stepfather, Barnes said, who had been out of town for several weeks. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stepfather

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Set in Chongqing, one of China’s largest cities, the film follows Ren (Sandrine Pinna), a gallerist who travels to Paris to visit her stepmother, Sabine (Isabelle Huppert).

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
This prompted Corgan to share a bizarre anecdote involving his stepmother, who had once suggested Burr might be one of his father’s illegitimate children.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025