Parent
Parent noun - A father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian.
Stepfather and parent are semantically related. in biological parent topic. In some cases you can use "Stepfather" instead a noun "Parent".
Stepfather
Stepfather noun - The husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage.
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Synonyms for Stepfather
Parent and stepfather are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Parent" with "Stepfather", this nouns are similar.
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- Although he seems to have been a pretty good parent to Conrad and Parental Substitute to Jozak, to Gwendal he was his endlessly irritating new stepfather, and a human, to boot.
Source: Parents as People -
Parent with New Paramour: Zoey's chief source of familial angst is the "Steploser", her ultra-religious stepfather who she feels stole her mother from her.
Source: Literature / The House of Night -
New Parent Nomenclature Problem: Has the recurring line, "He's not my dad, he's my stepdad" from Shaun about his stepfather Phillip.
Source: Film / Shaun of the Dead
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