stepfamily

Noun

Meaning

Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
Synonym: blended family
Hyponyms: stepparent, stepfather, stepmother, stepsibling, stepbrother, stepsister

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

Examples

Last year, the 39-year-old Barbados native married a U.S. citizen, forming a stepfamily that included his two young U.S. citizen children and her two kids. Source: Internet

I laugh now at disastrous early attempts to merge my own 11-year-old stepfamily of six kids. Source: Internet

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