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steprelationship

steprelationship noun: a relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.

Noun

steprelationship (plural steprelationships)

  1. A relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.
    • The results of this study suggest that factors, other than the child's age, may influence the steprelationship.1980 April, E Palermo, “Remarriage: parental perceptions of steprelations with children and adolescents”, in J Psychiatr Nurs Ment Health Serv., →PMID

Forms of steprelationship

pluralsteprelationships
alternative formstep-relationship

Origin of steprelationship

From step- + relationship.

Questions about steprelationship

What does steprelationship mean?
Steprelationship means a relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.
What part of speech is steprelationship?
Steprelationship is a noun.
What is the plural of steprelationship?
The plural of steprelationship is steprelationships.

Words near steprelationship in the dictionary

  1. Stepps
  2. stepquote
  3. stepquotes
  4. steprelation
  5. steprelations
  6. steprelationship
  7. steprelationships
  8. steprelative
  9. steprelatives
  10. stepronin
  11. steps

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