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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The stepdad ended the conversation by reassuring the boy that he was loved.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Scottie, who until then used his stepdad’s surname, Moorehead, began going by Jeff Buckley.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, a father of one and stepdad of two, is deeply mourned by his family.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
His arrest comes months after his stepdad, David Gay, 41, was found shot to death.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Scottie, who until then used his stepdad’s surname, Moorehead, began going by Jeff Buckley.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Fitzgerald, a father of one and stepdad of two, is deeply mourned by his family.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
His arrest comes months after his stepdad, David Gay, 41, was found shot to death.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
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“Stepdad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stepdad. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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