stepfather
pronunciation
How to pronounce stepfather in British English:
UK [ˈstepfɑ:ðə(r)]
How to pronounce stepfather in American English:
US [ˈstɛpˌfɑðɚ]
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- Noun:
- the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
Word Origin
- stepfather (n.)
- also step-father, Old English steopfæder; see step- + father.
Example
- 1. His more kindly stepfather was a disabled civil-war veteran .
- 2. Instruction came from his stepfather .
- 3. Domingue 's stepfather encouraged his mother to leave tom at home with him .
- 4. Eight months later , my father 's stepfather and mother were killed in a car accident .
- 5. Having another male , such as a stepfather , in the home didn 't change the findings .