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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Our perspective of the characters changes dramatically throughout the film, particularly Tom Courtney, playing your character’s stepfather.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Hatosy plays April’s husband and Mia’s stepfather, who is at the center of the girl’s abuse allegations.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Shane recorded a run of singles and a stunning live album on Caravan Records, in 1967, but had retired from music by the early nineteen-seventies, spending time taking care of her ailing mother and stepfather in Nashville.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Hatosy plays April’s husband and Mia’s stepfather, who is at the center of the girl’s abuse allegations.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Shane recorded a run of singles and a stunning live album on Caravan Records, in 1967, but had retired from music by the early nineteen-seventies, spending time taking care of her ailing mother and stepfather in Nashville.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepfather. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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