step-parent

IPA/ˈstep peərənt/
IPA/ˈstep perənt/

step-parent — noun

1. a person who enters a child's family through marriage to one birth parent, rathe

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who enters a child's family through marriage to one birth parent, rather than by being the child's own mother or father

例句

Romi's step-parent came to every school meeting after the wedding.

possessive + step-parent

After his mother married Emre, Sahil slowly learned to trust his step-parent.

family change after remarriage

同義詞
  • stepparent

    the same meaning written without a hyphen; common in modern spelling

  • stepmother

    use this more specific word when the parent is female

  • stepfather

    use this more specific word when the parent is male

反義詞

文法句型

possessive + step-parent

be a step-parent to + noun

用法筆記

Often chosen when the speaker wants a gender-neutral term that can mean either stepmother or stepfather. Many modern sources also use the closed spelling 'stepparent' with the same meaning.

常見錯誤

❌My step-parent is my birth father.
✅My step-parent married my mother later, so he is not my birth father.
💡a step-parent is never the same person as your biological parent.
❌A step-parent is always a man.
✅A step-parent can be a stepmother or a stepfather.
💡the term is gender-neutral and covers either sex.