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What is the difference between stepfamily and stepbrother?

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Stepfamily is a related term of stepbrother.


As nouns the difference between stepfamily and stepbrother

is that stepfamily is any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents while stepbrother is the son of one's stepfather or stepmother who is not the son of one's mother and is not the son of one's father.

stepfamily

English

Noun

(wikipedia stepfamily)
  • Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
  • The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.
  • See also

    *

    stepbrother

    English

    Alternative forms

    * step-brother

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The son of one's stepfather or stepmother who is not the son of one's mother and is not the son of one's father.
  • The stepson of one's father or mother who is not one's half-brother.
  • Synonyms

    * stepbro