Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepdad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: step-dad
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English dad English stepdad From step- + dad.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

stepdads (plural) step-dad (alternative)

Phrases

ex-stepdad

Questions

What does stepdad mean?: A stepfather.
Where does stepdad come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Germanic *steupa- Proto-West Germanic *steupa- Old English stēop- Middle English step- English step- English dad English stepdad From step- + dad.

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