"stepfriend" meaning in All languages combined

See stepfriend on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: stepfriends [plural]
Etymology: From step- + friend. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|step|friend}} step- + friend Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepfriend (plural stepfriends)
  1. A friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory
    Sense id: en-stepfriend-en-noun-7gM58L8n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with step-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1992, Leo Hamalian, James Vernon Hatch, Roots of African American Drama",
          "text": "At best, we were stepfriends. I'm going to miss that.",
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          "text": "And the stepfriend Tori-Taube. The perfect alibi as friend, as friend's wife.",
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          "ref": "2016, Devon Hartford, Broken Lion",
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