Definition of Stepfamily

1. Noun. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents. ¹

2. Noun. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stepfamily

1. [n -LIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stepfamily

stepchart
stepchild
stepchildhood
stepchildren
stepcousin
stepcousins
stepdad
stepdads
stepdame
stepdames
stepdance
stepdancer
stepdaughter
stepdaughters
stepfamilies
stepfamily (current term)
stepfather
stepfather-in-law
stepfatherhood
stepfatherly
stepfathers
stepfathers-in-law
stepgrandchild
stepgrandchildren
stepgranddaughter
stepgranddaughters
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfathers
stepgrandmother
stepgrandmothers

Literary usage of Stepfamily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Relative Values: Support for Relationships and Parenting by Ed Straw (1998)
"But, for forming a stepfamily, for example, a more formal process is probably needed which will ensure the appropriate support is provided. ..."

2. Ancestry of the Population of the U. S.Reference (1994)
"stepfamily A stepfamily is a "married-couple family" with at least one stepchild of the householder present, where the householder is the husband. ..."

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