Meaning & Definition of word "Stepfather"

noun:

• 1. A man who is married to someone's mother after the divorce or the death of her first husband.
  • Example: After her mother remarried, he became her stepfather.
• 2. A male parent who is not a biological father but is married to the biological mother.
  • Example: His stepfather took him on camping trips every summer.
• 3. A term used to describe a man in a parental role who is not the biological father of the child.
  • Example: Though he was not her biological father, she loved her stepfather as if he were.