stepfader

Middle English

Alternative forms

stepfeder, steffader, stifadre, stifader, steffadyre

Etymology

From Old English stēopfæder, from Proto-Germanic *steupafadēr; equivalent to step- +‎ fader.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpˌfadər/, /ˈstɛpˌfaːdər/, /ˈstɛ-/

Noun

stepfader (plural stepfadres)

stepfather (husband of one's mother)

Descendants

English: stepfather
Scots: stepfaither

References

“step-fā̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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