stepdad
noun
step·dad
ˈstep-ˌdad 
plural stepdads
: stepfather
When I was 18, my mama got remarried. My stepdad and I get along really well, so no problems there.—
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Grant is currently working for his stepdad's company while setting his sights on studying business marketing in the fall.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Her daughter, who couldn’t have been more than 10 years old, explained to us in Spanish that her stepdad had just been detained and was now being deported.
—Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2026
While Alexia skipped the red carpet, instead joining her mom and stepdad inside the premiere and at the after-party, the other three Damon girls made their third red carpet appearance with their parents.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
He was born in Indiana but was raised in Hawaii by his mom and stepdad.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Her daughter, who couldn’t have been more than 10 years old, explained to us in Spanish that her stepdad had just been detained and was now being deported.
—Erin Coulehan, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2026
While Alexia skipped the red carpet, instead joining her mom and stepdad inside the premiere and at the after-party, the other three Damon girls made their third red carpet appearance with their parents.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
He was born in Indiana but was raised in Hawaii by his mom and stepdad.
—Stephanie Slifer, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stepdad
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“Stepdad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdad. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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