steprelationship

/ˈstɛprɪˌleɪʃənˌʃɪp/
noun
  1. A family connection formed when one person marries a parent of a child, but is not the child's biological parent.
    • They celebrated holidays together as a blended family, navigating their new steprelationship.
    • After her mother remarried, she had a steprelationship with her new husband.
    • Understanding a steprelationship can take time and patience from everyone involved.
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