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steprelative

Syllables: step·rel·a·tive/ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

steprelative noun: any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.

Noun

steprelative (plural steprelatives)

  1. Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.
    • Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships.1970, Margaret Mead, “Anomalies in American Postdivorce Relationships” (chapter 5), in Paul Bohannan, editor, Divorce and After, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 110
    Synonyms:
    steprelation

Synonyms of steprelative

Antonyms

Forms of steprelative

pluralsteprelatives
alternative formstep-relative

Origin of steprelative

From step- + relative.

Questions about steprelative

What does steprelative mean?
Steprelative means any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.
What part of speech is steprelative?
Steprelative is a noun.
How do you pronounce steprelative?
Steprelative is pronounced /ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/.
What is the plural of steprelative?
The plural of steprelative is steprelatives.

Words near steprelative in the dictionary

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

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