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stepparent

[step-pair-uhnt, -par-] / ˈstɛpˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- /




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At least 2.5 million children in the U.S. live with a stepparent.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2024

Administration officials said the action will protect about 500,000 immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, and about 50,000 immigrant youth with a U.S. citizen stepparent.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2024

“I have such an investment in this question, because I too am in a beautiful dynamic,” is how Barrymore awkwardly describes being a stepparent.

From Salon May 1, 2024

If the only issue really is that you've had to work at it through multiple challenges, well, that just sounds like the job description to me: parent or stepparent.

From Washington Post May 7, 2022

As if it’s not messed up enough for my mother to be marrying some dude who is not my dad, now I have to swallow another stepparent.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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