Steprelative

//ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.

    "Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships."

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"Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships."

Etymology

From step- + relative.

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