stepfader

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stepfeder, steffader, stifadre, stifader, steffadyre

Etymology

From Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr; equivalent to step- +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌfadər/, /ˈstɛpˌfaːdər/, /ˈstɛ-/

Noun

stepfader (plural stepfadres)

1. stepfather (husband of one's mother)

Descendants

• English: stepfather
• Scots: stepfaither

References

• “step-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.