stepfamily.
Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
Meaning & usage
Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English family English stepfamily From step- + family.
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