/ step-/ combining form
(in nouns) related as a result of one parent marrying again :
stepmother
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English stēop- , from a Germanic base meaning bereaved, orphaned.
/ step-/ combining form
(in nouns) related as a result of one parent marrying again :
stepmother
••
WORD ORIGIN
Old English stēop- , from a Germanic base meaning bereaved, orphaned.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005