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Definition of step- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

step-

combining form
 
/step/
 
/step/
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  1. (in nouns) related as a result of one parent marrying again
    • stepmother
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Word OriginOld English stēop-, from a Germanic base meaning ‘bereaved, orphaned’.
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