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stepparent

noun

Definition of stepparent

as in stepmother

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Recent Examples of stepparent Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian. — Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025 The singer is also a stepparent to Prince, Kasseem, and Nicole, who are Beatz’s kids from a previous relationship. — Essence, 1 Aug. 2025 And far as legalities go, stepparents have few legal rights to see their stepchildren following a split. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 When Gabby went missing in September 2021, her parents and stepparents started a nationwide search for their daughter. — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stepparent

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Hayek, who welcomed daughter Valentina with Pinault in 2007, immediately took to her new role as a stepmother.

— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
The younger Bolsonaro's campaign has faced headwinds since its start, with moderate political parties keeping their distance, a public rift with his stepmother and difficulties in finding a running mate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Letting mental health conditions go untreated is a risk to both the pregnant parent and the baby, Diaz Stransky said.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
The film examines how these children of Black Panther Party leaders – now adults – maintain the ideals and purpose of the movement when, as the title suggests, the revolution didn’t come as their parents had hoped.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of parent

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Sawyer Strosnider stepped into the batter’s box for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday afternoon with his mom, Kandi, in the second row behind home plate, and his dad, Scott, a few hundred feet away in the right-field bleachers.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The kitten's strengths include climbing up the back of the couch, crashing his dad's work calls and shadow chasing.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dad

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Boyfriend and mom charged Royce Moser was charged with homicide, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering of evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
This sister has never in the eight years my mom has been in the nursing home visited her once.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

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