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noun
A relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a family relationship by virtue of remarriage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: affinity
History
From step- + relationship.
