Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stepdaddy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: step-dad-dy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"And because I was so quiet and mopy my stepdaddy Winn would get great kicks out of tickling me till I almost had a spasm."

Etymology

From step- + daddy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: step

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

stepdaddies (plural)

Questions

What does stepdaddy mean?: stepfather
Where does stepdaddy come from?: From step- + daddy.

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