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stepfamily

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blended family, patchwork family

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English family English stepfamily From step- + family.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: familh adframmet — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Catalan: família reconstituïda — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Dutch: samengesteld gezin — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • French: famille recomposée — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • German: Stieffamilie — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Italian: famiglia ricomposta — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Polish: przybrana rodzina — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Russian: сво́дная семья́ (svódnaja semʹjá) — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Slovene: krušna družina — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Spanish: familia reconstituida — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Swedish: styvfamilj — a family having stepchildren or stepparents
  • Dutch: stiefgezin — the family of one's stepparent
  • German: Stieffamilie — the family of one's stepparent
  • Swedish: styvfamilj — the family of one's stepparent