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STEPFATHER
stepfather
(noun) the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stepfather (plural stepfathers)
The husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father, especially following the divorce or death of the father.
Synonyms
• stepdad (informal)
• co-father
• father-in-law (dated)
Hypernyms
• stepparent
Source: Wiktionary
Step"fa`ther, n. Etym: [AS. steópfæder.]
Definition: The husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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