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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Ty died unexpectedly three years before Ashley's stepfather Harold Allen passed away.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
To summer on your stepfather’s private Greek island?
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Born in Vienna in 1929, Gaston grew up believing his father to be a railroad worker and only later discovered that that man was in fact his stepfather.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time, her stepfather, Daniel Spencer, was out on bond while awaiting sentencing after being convicted of traveling to meet a minor.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
To summer on your stepfather’s private Greek island?
—Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Born in Vienna in 1929, Gaston grew up believing his father to be a railroad worker and only later discovered that that man was in fact his stepfather.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time, her stepfather, Daniel Spencer, was out on bond while awaiting sentencing after being convicted of traveling to meet a minor.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepfather. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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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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