stepdad

English

Alternative forms

• step-dad

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-

Proto-Germanic *steupa-

Proto-West Germanic *steupa-

Old English stēop-

Middle English step-

English step-

English dad

English stepdad

From step- + dad.

Noun

stepdad (plural stepdads)

1. (informal) A stepfather.

Derived terms

• ex-stepdad

Translations

stepfather

• French: beau-papa (fr) m
• Swedish: bonuspappa (sv) c

See also

• Category:English terms prefixed with step-