stepfather

noun

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Recent Examples of stepfather Filgueiras texted her boyfriend shortly before the crash, her stepfather, Thiago Corteleti, 44, told the New York Post. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 Filgueiras’ mother, Camila Corteleti; her older sister, Giulia Filgueiras; her stepfather, Thiago Corteleti; and her younger sister all gathered in the dining room. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026 In another statement to KJRH, the district attorney’s office said that DNA testing confirmed that Walker’s husband — the child’s stepfather — was the baby’s father. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026 The elderly mom called Acton a lifelong liar in the ad but didn’t mention the fact that state authorities removed Acton, then 12, and her brother from her custody after Acton’s stepfather was charged with raping her. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepfather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepfather
  1. stepmother
  2. mother
  3. dad
  4. mom
  5. parent
  6. stepparent
Noun
  • Accompanied by her three siblings and stepmother Bianca Censori, North West debuted a change in her faux facial piercings.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Asia Nguyen-Duy, now charged with murder, allegedly led police to the body of their father Pipo and stepmother Thi Phong, prosecutors said, according to NBC News.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepmother
Noun
  • On September 25, researchers with the Mingan Island Cetacean Study photographed a mother and calf near Anticosti Island, Quebec, according to the New England Aquarium’s press release.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Swift’s parents also were in attendance, as was Kelce’s mother, Donna.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of mother
Noun
  • Escapism of yore My anxiety around reading has snowballed since becoming a dad in 2024.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As a kid, Pulido played music with his high school mariachi and ended up in his dad’s band Los Clásicos.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of dad
Noun
  • The first vertical microseries for either of them also features 90210 alum Carol Potter, who played Cindy Walsh, the mom of twins Brenda (Shannen Doherty) and Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley).
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The incident comes just months after the mom of three pleaded guilty to a separate DWI charge and agreed to serve 20 months of probation.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of mom
Noun
  • Yolanda Renee King took a break from her social justice studies at Columbia University in New York City to return to her hometown of Atlanta to vote in the 2026 midterm elections alongside her parents, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Last month, the parent company of the new Texas Stock Exchange raised $155 million in a third funding round meant to lure companies away from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
    — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of parent
Noun
  • After getting together, the pair welcomed three children — King, Major and Heiress — while also assuming the role of stepparents to the older children.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • The poll surveyed 977 caregivers of children 13 and younger, including 53% biological mothers and 33% biological fathers, with the remaining participants including stepparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
    — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of stepparent

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“Stepfather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepfather. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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