stepfamily
Americannoun
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stepfamilies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stepfamily
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But Bran doesn’t desire revenge against her stepfamily.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
My parents divorced when I was little and, as a kid, it bothered me that when I went to my father’s house, we had only grape jelly and white bread, presumably what my stepfamily preferred.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
In North Dakota, the Blackledges search for their grandson and his new stepfamily, the Weboys, following a trail of clues and small-town gossip that grows more and more ominous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
I have never forgotten my husband’s half-sister, that little girl, and it’s always bothered me that he walked away from her as well as his stepfamily.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2017
My stepfamily knew and would take advantage to improve their rank and fortune.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
It also is a cautionary tale for the tens of millions of Americans in stepfamilies.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Data show “nontraditional” families — those made up of single parents, single adults, cohabiting couples and stepfamilies — now outnumber “traditional” nuclear families in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
However, in stepfamilies, insecurities can emerge on all sides.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018
The plot of “The Juniper Tree” touches blazing questions about stepfamilies, children’s survival, parental damage, male charisma and female surrender.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
Those 81 children of LMs exhibited statistically-significant differences from the children of hetero stepfamilies and single parents 18 percent of the time.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2012
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