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Definition of "stepfather" [step•fa•ther]

  • The husband of one's mother and not one's natural father. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stepfather" in a sentence
  • "She said Cito that's what she called her stepfather, but I expect you know that already, don't you?"
  • "No problem … his stepfather is well positioned to fix him up through Indonesian banks with funds to replace the money Qaddafi is no longer going to pay."
  • "Plante's stepfather is Bill Plante, the esteemed CBS correspondent and anchor."