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
“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
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
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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