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step family

step family is the alternative form of stepfamily.

Meaning of stepfamily

Noun

stepfamily (plural stepfamilies)

  1. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
    • Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other.1998 October 2, Jane E. Brody, “Genetic Ties May Be Factor In Violence in Stepfamilies”, in The New York Times
  2. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

Forms of step family

pluralstep families

Questions about step family

What is step family the alternative form of?
Step family is the alternative form of stepfamily.

Words near step family in the dictionary

  1. step dancing
  2. step deal
  3. step deals
  4. step down
  5. step families
  6. step family
  7. step flashing
  8. step flashings
  9. step foot
  10. step forward
  11. step function

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