steprelative

English

Alternative forms

• step-relative

Etymology

From step- +‎ relative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/
• Hyphenation: step‧rel‧a‧tive

Noun

steprelative (plural steprelatives)

1. Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent. [from 20th c.]

   Synonym: steprelation

   • 1970, Margaret Mead, “Anomalies in American Postdivorce Relationships” (chapter 5), in Paul Bohannan, editor, Divorce and After, Doubleday & Company, Inc., page 110:

     Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships.

Antonyms

• blood relative

Hyponyms

• stepparent
• stepchildren
• stepsibling