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stepparent

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




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Not treating that stepparent as a real parent harms children.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2024

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

From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023

"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

A request from the 11-year-old me: If you become a stepparent and do the grocery shopping, ask your stepchildren what kind of food they want in the fridge.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 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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