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| caregiver |
A caregiver is a person who lives with and takes care of a child in a responsible way. A caregiver can be a family member, like a mother, father, aunt, stepfather, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [1/2 definitions] |
| stepdad |
(informal) the husband of one's mother but who is not one's father by birth; stepfather. |
| stepfather |
A stepfather is a man who is married to your mother but is not your natural father by birth. |
| stepparent |
a man or woman who is not one's natural parent but is married to one's natural parent; a stepfather or stepmother. |
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