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stepparenting

stepparenting noun: the role of a stepparent.

Noun

stepparenting (uncountable)

  1. The role of a stepparent.
    • I had no concept of the secret truth of stepparenting: that you must win their hearts again and again, every morning, every night, for at least the first five years.2007 September 16, Maria Dahvana Headley, “How I Turned Into a Stepmonster”, in New York Times

Origin of stepparenting

From stepparent + -ing, modelled on parenting.

Questions about stepparenting

What does stepparenting mean?
Stepparenting means the role of a stepparent.
What part of speech is stepparenting?
Stepparenting is a noun.

Words near stepparenting in the dictionary

  1. steppable
  2. steppage
  3. stepparent
  4. stepparental
  5. stepparenthood
  6. stepparenting
  7. stepparents
  8. steppe
  9. steppe bison
  10. steppe cat
  11. steppe cats

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