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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father..
My stepfather loved me as much as he loved his own three sons. I knew how much he wanted to help me and how lacking in financial resources he was. Nothing could erase the image I gained of my real father that day: a carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn about the hopes and dreams of his firstborn son.
In suboptimal cases the gynaecologist takes sperm from anonymous donors. In this case the husband can only be stepfather of the child.
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Use stepfather when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stepfather means (in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father..
Common synonyms include stepdad, co-father, father-in-law.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My stepfather loved me as much as he loved his own three sons. I knew how much he wanted to help me and how lacking in financial resources he was. Nothing could erase the image I gained of my real father that day: a carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn about the hopes and dreams of his firstborn son.
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