stepfamily

English

Alternative forms

• step family

Etymology

From step- +‎ family.

Noun

stepfamily (plural stepfamilies)

1. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.

   Synonym: blended family

   Hyponyms: stepparent, stepfather, stepmother, stepsibling, stepbrother, stepsister

2. The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

Related terms

• steprelative

Translations

a family having stepchildren or stepparents

• Breton: familh adframmet f
• Catalan: família reconstituïda f
• Dutch: samengesteld gezin (nl) n
• French: famille recomposée (fr) f
• German: Stieffamilie (de) f
• Italian: famiglia ricomposta f
• Polish: przybrana rodzina f
• Slovene: krušna družina f
• Spanish: familia reconstituida f
• Swedish: styvfamilj c

the family of one's stepparent

• Dutch: stiefgezin (nl) n
• German: Stieffamilie (de) f
• Swedish: styvfamilj c

See also

• Category:English terms prefixed with step-

Further reading

• stepfamily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia