stepfather

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.
    — My stepfather loved me as much as he loved his own three sons. I knew how much he wanted to help me and how lacking in financial resources he was. Nothing could erase the image I gained of my real father that day: a carefree, well-to-do man who didn't really give a damn about the hopes and dreams of his firstborn son.
  2. The husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father or person with a similar relationship.
    — In suboptimal cases the gynaecologist takes sperm from anonymous donors. In this case the husband can only be stepfather of the child.

词形变化

stepfathers plural step-father alternative

词汇关系

近义词
stepdad co-father father-in-law
上位词
stepparent
衍生词
ex-stepfather stepfatherhood stepfatherly
相关词
stepaunt stepbrother stepchild stepdaughter stepfamily stepfather-in-law stepmother stepnephew stepniece stepsister stepson stepuncle

词源

From Middle English stepfader, from Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr (“stepfather”), equivalent to step- + father.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäiffoar (“stepfather”), Dutch stiefvader (“stepfather”), German Low German Steevvader (“stepfather”), German Stiefvater (“stepfather”), Swedish styvfar (“stepfather”), Icelandic stjúpfaðir (“stepfather”).
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