stepparent

See also: step-parent

English

Alternative forms

• step-parent

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-

Proto-Germanic *steupa-

Proto-West Germanic *steupa-

Old English stēop-

Middle English step-

English step-

English parent

English stepparent

From step- + parent.

Noun

stepparent (plural stepparents)

1. One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.

   Antonym: stepchild

   Hyponyms: stepfather, stepmother

   • 2024 August 3, Paula Span, “When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The age at which a stepparent entered a child’s life, and whether they lived together and for how long, influences the quality of the relationship, studies show. […] As parents age, “there’s a lot of negotiation and uncertainties,” Dr. Silverstein said. “Who has the right to make decisions for stepparents becomes murky.”

Derived terms

• ex-stepparent
• stepparental
• stepparenthood
• stepparenting

Translations

stepfather or stepmother

• Bulgarian: дове́ден роди́тел m (dovéden rodítel)
• Dutch: stiefouder (nl)
• Finnish: vanhempipuoli
• Georgian: მშობელნაცვალი (mšobelnacvali), მამინაცვალი (maminacvali) (for men), დედინაცვალი (dedinacvali) (for women), არაღვიძლი მშობელი (araɣviʒli mšobeli)
• German: Stiefvater (de) m, Stiefmutter (de) f
• Greek: θετός γονέας m (thetós gonéas)
• Hungarian: mostohaszülő (hu), nevelőszülő (hu)
• Ido: stif-genitoro
• Indonesian: orang tua tiri
• Latvian: audžu vecāki pl
• Māori: matakēkē, matuakēkē
• Romanian: părinte vitreg m (tată sau mamă), tată vitreg (ro) m, mamă vitregă f
• Swedish: styvförälder c
• Volapük: (♂♀) lupal, (♂) hilupal, (♀) jilupal

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