What does stepfamily mean?
Stepfamily means Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents..
Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other.
Meanwhile, thanks to the huge number of second marriages, a third of all Americans are part of a stepfamily.
Use stepfamily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stepfamily means Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents..
Common synonyms include blended family.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Researchers are finding that the incidence of violence and abuse is vastly greater in stepfamilies than in traditional families in which the children are biologically related to both parents and to one other.
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