"stepfamily" meaning in English

See stepfamily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: stepfamilies [plural]
Etymology: From step- + family. Etymology templates: {{af|en|step-|family}} step- + family Head templates: {{en-noun}} stepfamily (plural stepfamilies)
  1. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents. Synonyms: blended family Translations (a family having stepchildren or stepparents): familh adframmet [feminine] (Breton), família reconstituïda [feminine] (Catalan), samengesteld gezin [neuter] (Dutch), famille recomposée [feminine] (French), Stieffamilie [feminine] (German), famiglia ricomposta [feminine] (Italian), przybrana rodzina [feminine] (Polish), krušna družina [feminine] (Slovene), familia reconstituida [feminine] (Spanish), styvfamilj [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stepfamily-en-noun-F6RwL4La Disambiguation of 'a family having stepchildren or stepparents': 73 27
  2. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood. Categories (topical): Family Translations (the family of one's stepparent): stiefgezin [neuter] (Dutch), Stieffamilie [feminine] (German), styvfamilj [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-stepfamily-en-noun-LKCP0SR6 Disambiguation of Family: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with step-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with step-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of "the family of one's stepparent": 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: step family Related terms: steprelative

Inflected forms

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