stepparent

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Recent Examples of stepparent The firm's lawyers have vast experience in family law for different categories of family legal matters such as divorce, custody of children, legitimation, name changes, or even adoption by a stepparent or relative. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 Here's everything to know about the slain YouTuber's mom, dad and stepparents — including their fight to keep her memory alive. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 These children just turned their wishes into forever memories by popping the ultimate question to their stepparents. Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024 Enjoy three special moments caught on camera when stepparents unwrapped the present of a lifetime, making their love official! Sarah Scanlan, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for stepparent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
  • His stepmother is a sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer.
    Asta Hemenway, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The 32-year-old man who accused his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, of holding him captive for 20 years in their Waterbury, Connecticut, home, spoke for the first time since fleeing the home.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • May 1, 2015 Gray’s family calls for peace Gray’s stepfather, Richard Shipley, says his family is satisfied with the criminal charges brought against the six police officers.
    Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Following a week in the hospital and a defibrillator implant, the stepfather returned home on Wednesday, March 26, WIVB reported.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That idea of protecting joy is echoed by all four parents.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The student reported it to her parents and school administrators, officials said.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
  • And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Noun
  • My dad revered Mary of Egypt, who was also known as the Harlot of the Desert, and was largely forgotten in the West.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In September 2017, Sierra decided to live with her dad full-time.
    Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These are our best Mother's Day gift ideas to help moms work from home, annotate their books, or dip into the world of gaming in their downtime.
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • My mom put me up for adoption and the child doesn’t really get a choice in it, but that’s pretty much what happens.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025

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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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