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Stepparent meaning
One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
Synonyms of Stepparent
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This unselfish attitude can go a long way in building the relationship between a stepparent and stepchild.
In Islamic law, marriage among close blood relations like parents, stepparent, parents in-law, siblings, stepsiblings, the children of siblings, aunts and uncles is prohibited, while first or second cousins may marry.
National Council For Adoption, Adoption Factbook, 2000, Table 11 A common example of this is a "stepparent adoption", where the new partner of a parent may legally adopt a child from the parent's previous relationship.
They take into account of a detailed counting of family structure, not only with two biological parents or stepparent families, but also with types of single-parent families with each other (mother-only, father-only, never-married, and other).