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Recent Examples of stepparent
Usually these harms were inflicted by a caregiver – a parent, stepparent, grandparent or other guardian.
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Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon her wedding, Princess Beatrice also became the first member of the royal family in her generation to take on the role of a stepparent, becoming a stepmother to Edo's now-9-year-old son, Christopher Woolf, whom the family calls Wolfie.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Aug. 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
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Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Upon her wedding, Princess Beatrice also became the first member of the royal family in her generation to take on the role of a stepparent, becoming a stepmother to Edo's now-9-year-old son, Christopher Woolf, whom the family calls Wolfie.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepparent
Noun
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Her biological father and stepmother were staying in another cabin across the hall on the ship.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Kepner was on the cruise with her father, stepmother and two step-siblings, including Timothy Hudson, who the Miami Herald previously reported was the focus of the homicide investigation.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The testimony of a couple witnesses, including White’s stepfather, didn’t entirely match, Barnes told jurors.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Leo's stepfather, a Scottish actor named Alexander Morton, died at 81 in April, per BBC News.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to mourn and needs the mother to be there.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Be patient with parents and bosses if plans suddenly change.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Her mother was a waitress who could balance six dinner plates up her arms; her father worked in an appliance factory.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Protagonist Jo’s mother disappeared when Jo was a teen, tainting her daughter with the stain of possible witchcraft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Andrew was only 4 days old when his dad hit his second home run of the 2004 NLCS.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Clough, who lives in Encinitas with his wife, Veronika, and their two rescue cats, also has two adult children and started Plastic Beach in 2019, after earlier careers as a police officer in Hong Kong, an EMT and paramedic in London, and a stay-at-home dad.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Some retail outlets say online gaming will dramatically impact mom and pop stores’ bottom lines.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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McEnroe — not known to be one to bite his tongue — couldn't help but take a shot at the nation's favorite sport that your mom probably plays.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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“Stepparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepparent. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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