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noun[C]
A stepparent; the spouse or partner of one’s biological or adoptive parent, who is not oneself a biological or adoptive parent.
stíefouer
Etymology
From Afrikaans stief- (“step-”) + ouer (“parent”), ultimately related to Dutch stiefouder.
Examples
Sy stiefouer het hom baie ondersteun.
Sy stíefouer het hom báie óndersteun.
His stepparent supported him a lot.
Die kind woon by sy stiefouer in Pretoria.
Die kínd wóón by sy stíefouer in Pretória.
The child lives with his stepparent in Pretoria.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Collocations
’n stiefouer hê
by ’n stiefouer woon
’n liefdevolle stiefouer
stiefouer en stiefkind
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