Home › Words › S › stepfriendstepfriendstepfriend means A friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory.EtymologyFrom step- + friend.nounA friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatorye.g.“At best, we were stepfriends. I'm going to miss that.” — 1992, Leo Hamalian, James Vernon Hatch, Roots of African American Drama:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.steprelationship 64% match — A relationship between immediate family members not related by blood, such as stepparent and stepchild. vs stepfriend →stepsibling 64% match — The child of one's stepparent by a previous relationship. vs stepfriend →stepaunt 61% match — The sister of one's stepparent vs stepfriend →stepwife 61% match — The ex-wife of one's spouse. vs stepfriend →semifriend 61% match — A friendly acquaintance; a person with whom one has cordial relations but who is not truly a friend vs stepfriend →stepfamily 60% match — Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents. vs stepfriend →stepbrotherhood 59% match — The condition of being a stepbrother. vs stepfriend →stepfatherly 58% match — Like or befitting a stepfather. vs stepfriend →