Stepparenting
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The role of a stepparent. uncountable
"I had no concept of the secret truth of stepparenting: that you must win their hearts again and again, every morning, every night, for at least the first five years."
Example
More examples"I had no concept of the secret truth of stepparenting: that you must win their hearts again and again, every morning, every night, for at least the first five years."
Etymology
From stepparent + -ing, modelled on parenting.