and Father-in-law The stepfather is the father of one bereaved of his natural father by death A stepmother is the mother of one bereaved of his mother by death A stepfather must be married to a widow, and thus become the stepfather of her children by a previous husband; and a stepmother must be married to a widower, and thus become the stepmother of his children by a former wife Similarly, stepson and stepdaughter must be the son and daughter by the father or mother deceased, the relict marrying again FATHER-IN-LAW and MOTHER-IN-LAW are the father and mother of the wife to her husband, and of the husband to the wife Similarly, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law are the sons and daughters of the parents of the wife to the husband and of the husband to the wife (Anglo-Saxon, steop, bereaved )
Someone's stepfather is the man who has married their mother after the death or divorce of their father. a man who is married to your mother but who is not your father
step father
Silbentrennung
step Fa·ther
Türkische aussprache
step fädhır
Aussprache
/ˈstep ˈfäᴛʜər/ /ˈstɛp ˈfɑːðɜr/
Etymologie
[ 'step ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfOn to stamp.