stepfamily
/ˈstɛpfamɪli
/ /ˈstɛpfam(ə)li/noun (plural stepfamilies)
A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person and that includes a child or children.Blended families and stepfamilies with children from former marriages are becoming more common....
- Also, your fellow residents will probably be made up of couples, singles, divorcees with children, extended families and stepfamilies, all of whom will be looking for different things from their precious two weeks in the sun.
- If you find it difficult to cope, contact counsellors who deal with separation, divorce, stepfamilies and so on.