Word: stepparent
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: step
par
ent
Definition: One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent
Morphemes:
Affix: step-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.
Affix: parent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: parentem
Language: la
Decoded: parentem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: parent