stepfamily

English

Alternative forms

step family

Etymology

step- +‎ family

Noun

stepfamily (plural stepfamilies)

Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
Synonym: blended family

Hyponyms: stepparent, stepfather, stepmother, stepsibling, stepbrother, stepsister
The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

Translations

a family having stepchildren or stepparents

Breton: familh adframmet f
Catalan: família reconstituïda f
Dutch: samengesteld gezin (nl) n
French: famille recomposée (fr) f
German: Stieffamilie (de) f
Italian: famiglia ricomposta f
Polish: przybrana rodzina f
Slovene: krušna družina f
Spanish: familia reconstituida f
Swedish: styvfamilj c

the family of one's stepparent

Dutch: stiefgezin (nl) n
German: Stieffamilie (de) f
Swedish: styvfamilj c

See also

Category:English terms prefixed with step-

Further reading

stepfamily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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