Stepfamily

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.

    "Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other."

  2. 2
    The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

Synonyms

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blended family

Example

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"Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other."

Etymology

From step- + family.

Related phrases

immediate family

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