step-parentingn.
/ˈstɛpˌpɛːrəntɪŋ/, /ˈstɛpˌpɛːrn̩tɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstɛpˌpɛrən(t)ɪŋ/ The action or process of bringing up a stepchild.
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1977 Washington Post 28 July 4/1 More than half the partners bring along children from a previous marriage, complicating the second marriage with child custody headaches, step-parenting problems and the financial worries of spreading one income over two families.
1994 Orlando Sentinel 27 Dec. d1/5 Step-parenting is not full of laughs. The No. 1 wrecker of second marriages, according to researchers.
2001 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 2 Sept. Covering everything from step-parenting to grand-parenting, the future of work to sex in the home.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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