stepparent

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Aug. 2, 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

She added that entering a family as a stepparent means that you’re joining a family that has dynamics already in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

He doesn’t see himself as a stepparent and has no intention of being one.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

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