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Definition of stepfamily noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

stepfamily

noun

NAmE//ˈstɛpˌfæmli//

, NAmE//ˈstɛpˌfæməli//

(pl. stepfamilies)

the family that is formed when someone marries a person who already has children

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