stepparent

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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

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

"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