stepparent

noun (a stepparent, stepparents; also step-parent)

«stepparent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A stepparent is the person who is married to your mother or father but is not your birth parent: a stepmother or a stepfather. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and stories about families: many children live with a stepparent after a parent remarries. Fairy tales often show a wicked stepmother, but most real stepparents are caring. Related words: stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, stepchild, blended family.

Examples

My stepparent, Mark, helps me with my maths homework. tree →
When Mum married Dave, he became my stepparent. tree →
Lots of kids in my class have a stepparent. tree →
A stepparent can love a child just like a birth parent. tree →
Cinderella's stepparent was very cruel to her. tree →
Both my stepparents came to sports day. tree →

Note

Written «stepparent» (US) or «step-parent» (UK). A stepmother or stepfather is a stepparent; their children from before are your stepbrothers or stepsisters. A «half-brother» shares one birth parent with you — different from a stepbrother, who shares none.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «stepparent» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«stepparent» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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