stepparent
Example Sentences
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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
Starting this year, you can put a dependent parent or stepparent on your health plan, as long as they are not eligible for or enrolled in Medicare.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
For those who were not enslaved, about one-third of children lived with a stepparent or single parent.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2022
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
