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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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Noun

Season 4 of the horror series is a retelling of the life of Lizzie Borden, a Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an ax in the 1800s.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
The report claimed prosecutors had 25 new witnesses, some of whom had allegedly seen a hooded Lizzie at the window of the guest room where her stepmother Abby’s body was found.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepmother

Noun

There are more details about his parents, a sojourn into San Francisco’s bustling Chinatown and an assertion of autonomy within the Trask household, of which Lee is an essential part.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
But Cathy isn’t a villain, even if her voiceover begins with an observation about monsters being born to human parents.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of parent

Noun

Shortly after, the adorable mother-daughter duo killed their duet before Kehlani ran it back solo.

— Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Sep. 2026
But while politicians trade barbs, residents in Rio de Janeiro have been designing their own responses, with ex-traffickers launching podcasts and grieving mothers stepping up to stop youth recruitment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of mother

Noun

Sisters Barani and Malu were born to first-time mom Ndari and dad Rakan at the Fort Worth Zoo on July 1 and weigh about 18 to 20 pounds each, or about the same as a large pumpkin, 13 weeks later.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Now dad and mom, who have been transporting them around for years in club softball, will have to begin looking for the cheapest flights to Tallahassee.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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