stepfather

[step-fah-ther]

noun

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

stepfather

/ ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• stepfatherly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stepfather¹

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

Example Sentences

Tonatiuh flew his mother and stepfather out to New York to witness “Where You Are,” an imposing musical number involving close to 70 people in front of the camera.

From Los Angeles Times

When his stepfather loses his job, it is down to Baldwin to support his mother and eight siblings.

From Los Angeles Times

Rossi was the name of his stepfather, who at the time was a popular Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator in Rhode Island.

From BBC

Hill explained his stepfather, Tony, had met his mother in an amateur dramatics group, and often wrote pantomimes and starred in them as the dame.

From BBC

"It has my brother's and it has my stepfather's and I was the one that said 'let's wait for Mary Margaret'."

From BBC