steprelationship

English

Alternative forms

• step-relationship

Etymology

From step- +‎ relationship.

Noun

steprelationship (plural steprelationships)

1. A relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild.
   • 1980 April, E Palermo, “Remarriage: parental perceptions of steprelations with children and adolescents”, in J Psychiatr Nurs Ment Health Serv., →PMID:

     The results of this study suggest that factors, other than the child's age, may influence the steprelationship.