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stepfathers

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plural of stepfather

as in stepmothers

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Even if the story that follows is filled with witches, ogres, evil stepmothers and demonic baby-snatchers with eccentric names, the realm of the fairy tale, no matter its origin, is, essentially, comfort.

— Sadie Stein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

Definition of stepmothers

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For Salvadoran-American food historian Karla Tatiana Vasquez, what started as a quest to document the recipes of her past transformed into the preservation of history from the spoken accounts of grandmothers, mothers and friends.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
With soaring childcare costs pushing young mothers out of the workforce, private investment in early learning is likely to keep drawing attention.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of mothers

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Frazzled parents unwind at the swim-up bar, while the little ones run amok in the spiffy waterpark, bowling alley, and giant sand castle equipped for sleep-overs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
At 14, his parents took him to a dinner there honoring a gift from art collector Florence Gould.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parents

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One Swedish study showed that flexibility within paternal leave policies, such as allowing new dads to take intermittent time off after the birth of a child, helped reduce the incidence of maternal postpartum health complications.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
Seeing these two girl dads tear up about walking their babies down the aisle, the passage of time, and the inviolate personhood of their daughters was tender and precious.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dads

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That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
To offset these kinds of social pressures, countries like Japan and Austria offer incentives such as bonus leave time for families when fathers actually take their available leave.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fathers

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Separately, the pediatricians recommend a vaccine-like medication for those infants whose moms weren't vaccinated and some other high-risk babies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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