Parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
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And yet your step-mother seems to get on with him all right.
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Esther and her step-mother set out upon their homeward walk in silence.
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Philip sat down on the nearest chair and regarded his step-mother fixedly.
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I was going to be the blessedest step-mother that girl ever had.
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Then the little lady began to ask questions about her new step-mother-in-law.
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You are not my father: merely my step-father-merelya relation by marriage.
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His step-father was the man who cut that cross on Peppina's face.
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She and her step-father had shared the watch at the sick-bed.
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At home, my step-father worked for IBM so we always had a computer.
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I'm scared of my step-father like nothing else in the world.
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A child is killed by a step parent.
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A close relative is defined as a grandparent, uncle, aunt, step parent or older brother or sister.
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It could be another headline to another news story about another child killed by a family member or step parent.
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The traditional picture painted of the step parent does not greatly help to enhance his or her image in the eyes of the teenager.
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She said putting limits on TV watching is one step parents can take to reduce the influence of marketing.