B2nounrelationshipshome
US/ˈstep.fɑː.ðər/
UK/ˈstep.fɑː.ðə/
the man who is married to your mother but is not your father
In context
My stepfather has been part of our family since I was five.
She gets on really well with her stepfather and his two children.
At first he didn't trust his new stepfather, but they slowly became close.
Words that go with stepfather
adjective + noun
- new stepfatherThe children took a while to accept their new stepfather.
- loving stepfatherHe was a loving stepfather to her three children.
- late stepfatherShe inherited the house from her late stepfather.
- abusive stepfatherThe novel tells the story of a boy who runs away from his abusive stepfather.
verb + noun
- become a stepfatherHe was nervous about becoming a stepfather to two teenagers.
noun + preposition
- stepfather toHe has been a good stepfather to my kids.