steprelative

/ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/

Etymology

From step- + relative.

steprelative means any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

steprelative is pronounced /ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/.

noun

Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent.“Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships.”