Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepfriend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stepfriend
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory

Example Sentences

"At best, we were stepfriends. I'm going to miss that."
"And the stepfriend Tori-Taube. The perfect alibi as friend, as friend's wife."
"I was the stepfriend. Pretty sure that held no weight in family court."

Etymology

From step- + friend.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: step

Inflected Forms

stepfriends (plural)

Questions

What does stepfriend mean?: A friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory
Where does stepfriend come from?: From step- + friend.

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