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step·parent (-per′ənt, -par′-)

noun

the person who has married one's parent after the death of or divorce from the other parent; stepfather or stepmother

Etymology: step- + parent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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