stepparent
Example Sentences
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In other circumstances, the stepparent becomes the child’s parent in the absence of a biological parent.
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 didn't relish losing a second parent, and I had complex feelings about gaining a stepparent, who I thought had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar," Harry wrote in "Spare."
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2023
You are a parent, a stepparent, a grandparent — you bring a lot of experience to your interactions with extended family.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
