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padrasto.

stepfather (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈdɾas.tu/Brazil/paˈdɾaʃ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/pɐˈdɾaʃ.tu/Portugal[pɐˈðɾaʃ.tu]Portugal
  1. stepfather (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin patraster (“father-in-law”), from pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Spanish padrastro.

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