stepfather

American  

[step-fah-ther] / ˈstɛpˌfɑ ðər /

noun

1. the husband, by a later marriage, of one's parent.

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stepfather British  

/ ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə /

noun

1. a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father

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Other Word Forms

• stepfatherly adverb

Etymology

Origin of stepfather

First recorded before 900; Middle English stepfader, Old English stēopfæder; step- + father ( def. )

Example Sentences

The defendant was treated as Jensen-Lee's stepfather, the court heard, after he met the baby early into his relationship with Dougal and spent most of his time at their house.

From BBC

George Watts, my stepfather, was chairman and director at Everton while also working for the club's owner John Moores at the Littlewoods Organisation.

From BBC

US forces found Maduro because of inside informers, the stepfather said.

From Barron's

She had received a full-length down bathrobe from my stepfather sometime in the late 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’d hoped to become a photographer or filmmaker, but my stepfather had other ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal