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step-parent

British  
/ ˈstɛpˌpɛərənt /

noun

  1. a stepfather or stepmother

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“We don’t use the term stepfather or step-parent in this family,” Ebersol said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

"Think of it like getting a new step-parent," the actress explained.

From Fox News ● Nov. 24, 2021

Caitlyn, who is step-parent to the Kardashian family, says Kanye West would be her ideal campmate.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2019

My mother was, well … a mother, one who agreed to sever her relationship to her children because her new husband had no interest in being a step-parent.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2019

Much has been written regarding the supposed unhappiness of Ramsay's boyhood in the household of his step-parent.

From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton

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