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Meaning of stepfather
A man who is married to one's mother after one's own father has died or left, or the husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage.
Etymology of stepfather
The word "stepfather" has its roots in Old English, where "steop-" meant "orphan" or "bereaved", and "faeder" meant "father".
The term has been used since the 9th century to describe a man who marries a woman with children from a previous relationship.
Synonyms
foster father
adoptive father
paternal figure
male guardian
caregiver
parent
guardian
custodian
father figure
surrogate father
replacement father
second father
new father
male parent
family head
household head
patriarch
family man
head of household
male caregiver
fatherly figure
paternal authority
male role model
father substitute
quasi father
pseudo father
putative father
supposed father
alleged father
purported father
Definitions
- The Oxford Languages definition states that a stepfather is the husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage.
- * It can also refer to a man who takes on a fatherly role, without being biologically related to the child.
Usage Examples
- My stepfather has been very supportive of my education and career goals.
- * She has a difficult relationship with her stepfather, who remarried her mother after her biological father passed away.
- * His stepfather is a kind and generous man who has always treated him like his own son.
Antonyms
biological father
natural father
real father
birth father
genetic father
paternal ancestor
father
dad
papa
pater
sire
progenitor
begetter
natural parent
biological parent
genetic parent
birth parent
authentic father
genuine father
true father
actual father