stepdad
noun
step·dad
ˈstep-ˌdad 
plural stepdads
: stepfather
When I was 18, my mama got remarried. My stepdad and I get along really well, so no problems there.—
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Read Next National 9-year-old boy fatally shot by his stepdad, Wisconsin cops say.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Morales became angry at a woman and attacked — hitting and choking her — until his stepdad tried to intervene, and Morales responded by plunging a knife into his neck, police said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Barker is stepdad to his ex-wife Shanna Moakler's older daughter, Atiana De La Hoya.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Rick gets in Anthony’s face, and the son bristles when the stepdad's abuse of Judy turns physical.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Morales became angry at a woman and attacked — hitting and choking her — until his stepdad tried to intervene, and Morales responded by plunging a knife into his neck, police said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Barker is stepdad to his ex-wife Shanna Moakler's older daughter, Atiana De La Hoya.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Rick gets in Anthony’s face, and the son bristles when the stepdad's abuse of Judy turns physical.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Stepdad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdad. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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