stepfather
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stepfather
Where it comes from
From Middle English stepfader, from Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr (“stepfather”), equivalent to step- + father.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäiffoar (“stepfather”), Dutch stiefvader (“stepfather”), German Low German Steevvader (“stepfather”), German Stiefvater (“stepfather”), Swedish styvfar (“stepfather”), Icelandic stjúpfaðir (“stepfather”).
noun stepfathers · step-father
- The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father. My stepfather loved me as much as he loved his own three sons. I knew how much he wanted to help me and how lacking in financial resources he was. Nothing could erase the image I gained of my real father that day: a carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn about the hopes and dreams of
- The husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father or person with a similar relationship. In suboptimal cases the gynaecologist takes sperm from anonymous donors. In this case the husband can only be stepfather of the child.
Similar: stepdad, co-father, father-in-law
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stepdad, father-in-law, father, step-father, stepmother, ex-stepfather, step-mother, stepfather-in-law, ex-stepmother, stepgrandfather, stepfamily, stepfatherhood, step-grandfather, stepmother-in-law, biofather, step-parent
noun
Similar: stepdad, co-father, father-in-law
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noun husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father
| Español | padrastro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계부 gyebu, 새아버지 saeabeoji, 의붓아버지 uibusabeoji |
| 日本語 | 継父 |
| 中文 | 繼父 /继父 jìfù |
| हिन्दी | सौतेला बाप sautelā bāp |
| Português | padrasto |
| Français | beau-père, parâtre |
| Deutsch | Stiefvater, Stiefelternteil |
| Italiano | patrigno |
| Ελληνικά | πατριός patriós, θετός πατήρ thetós patír, θετός πατέρας thetós patéras |
| Română | tată vitreg |
| Русский | о́тчим ótčim, приёмный оте́ц prijómnyj otéc |
| Tiếng Việt | bố dượng, cha kế |
| العربية | زَوْجُ ٱلْأُمّ zawju l-ʔumm, أَب رَبِيب ʔab rabīb |
| עברית | אׇב חׂרֵג \ אב חורג av khorég |
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title = {stepfather},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stepfather},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
