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step-

 
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part of speech: prefix
definition: used before another word to show that someone is a relative because of a second marriage of a parent.
When my father married again, his new wife became my stepmother. My stepmother's children are my stepsister and stepbrother.
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  • stepbrother:
    a son of your stepmother or stepfather.
  • stepfather:
    a man who is married to your mother but who is not your father.
  • stepmother:
    a woman who is married to your father but who is not your mother.
  • stepparent:
    a stepmother or stepfather.
  • stepsister:
    a daughter of your stepmother or stepfather.