Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A family with one or more stepchildren.
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- noun Any
family having one or morestepchildren orstepparents . - noun The family of one's
stepfather orstepmother ; thoseimmediate family members not related by blood.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Whether you use the term stepfamily, blended family, bonus children, whatever you're calling yourselves is really secondary to the way that you think of the relationships with the people that you're involved with.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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And it sounds like Jim and his wife, by not using the term stepfamily, that can be a very beneficial thing because they weren't putting labels on individuals, and therefore, they were removing the expectation that naturally comes with those labels.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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A stepfamily is a married-couple family household with at least one child under age 18 years who is a stepchild i.e., a son or daughter through marriage but not by birth of the householder.
The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997
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Of course, back in the 1970's, when the stepfamily was a relatively new phenomenon, that was the only blended family model she knew, and faced with the dearth of information available at the time, Susan became increasingly frustrated.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Nina Kotick 2011
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Mr. CHERLIN: One of the lessons I've learned from my stepfamily is a good stepfamily accepts the fact that there will always be some differences between your biological relatives and your step-relatives, and that's okay.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The stepfamily is a new entity, which must incorporate the memories and experiences of the prior family constellations.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Linda Lipshutz 2011
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Martin calls the stepfamily a "tinderbox of sorts," when you consider the combination of the stepmother's relational tendencies with that of her often less emotional or relational husband and a bunch of resentful stepkids.
World of Psychology 2009
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Nick was the tallest one in the stepfamily, and he considered his height a certification in forming good opinions.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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Millicent Rogers, my latest subject, was not a stepmother, but as I was reporting her biography and interviewing the families that descended from her three sons by her two husbands, I realized that a stepfamily dynamic was at work.
Cherie Burns: Stepmotherhood Never Ends Cherie Burns 2011
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Millicent Rogers, my latest subject, was not a stepmother, but as I was reporting her biography and interviewing the families that descended from her three sons by her two husbands, I realized that a stepfamily dynamic was at work.
Cherie Burns: Stepmotherhood Never Ends Cherie Burns 2011
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