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stepfather
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step·fa·ther  (stpr)
n.
The husband of one's mother and not one's natural father.

stepfather [ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə]
n
a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stepfather - the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
father figure, father surrogate - a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
stepparent - the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage
Translations
stepfather [ˈstepˌfɑːðəʳ] Npadrastro m

stepfather [ˈstɛpfɑːðər] nbeau-père m

stepfather
nStiefvater m

stepfather [ˈstɛpˌfɑːðəʳ] npatrigno

stepfather زوج الأم nevlastní otec stedfar Stiefvater πατριός padrastro isäpuoli beau-père očuh patrigno 継父 의붓아버지 stiefvader stefar ojczym padrasto отчим styvfar พ่อเลี้ยง üvey baba bố dượng 继父


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This study examined the relations between perceptions of 133 early adolescents in stepfamilies concerning how much they mattered to their stepfathers and nonresidential biological fathers and adolescents' mental health problems.
14) For a large number of children, then, understanding family context necessitates understanding the impact of stepfathers in their lives.
Billingham praises the emergence of Father's Day cards for stepfathers as a social recognition that the man living with the children may be someone other than the biological father.
 
 
 
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