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stepparent

noun step·par·ent \ˈstep-ˌper-ənt\

: someone that your mother or father marries after the marriage to or relationship with your other parent has ended

Full Definition of STEPPARENT

:  a person who is a stepmother or stepfather
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First Known Use of STEPPARENT

1840

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