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

His mother later married a British officer and the family relocated to England, where young Stoppard took his stepfather’s surname and “put on Englishness like a coat,” he later said.

From Los Angeles Times

His mother's subsequent remarriage saw Tom and his brother take on their stepfather's name when they moved to Britain in 1946.

From Barron's

Lucy Robinson, 37, found herself suffering from loneliness after losing her nan and stepfather within a six-month period.

From BBC

"My stepfather was asking me my son's birthday and I couldn't remember. I was slightly upset at that, it was overwhelming," he said.

From BBC

He has said publicly that, while he never knew his biological father, he enjoyed a close relationship with his stepfather.

From The Wall Street Journal