stepfamily
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stepfamily
noun stepfamilies · step family
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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.
Similar: blended family, patchwork family
- The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
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noun a family having stepchildren or stepparents
| Español | familia reconstituida |
|---|---|
| Français | famille recomposée |
| Deutsch | Stieffamilie |
| Italiano | famiglia ricomposta |
| Русский | сво́дная семья́ svódnaja semʹjá |
noun the family of one's stepparent
| Deutsch | Stieffamilie |
|---|
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title = {stepfamily},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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