step-relationship

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step-relationship (plural step-relationships)

  1. Alternative form of steprelationship.
    • 2012 October 3, Elissa Gootman, “When Branches Tangle in a Stepfamily Tree”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Former step-relationships take work, planning and juggling. Drop the ball, and there’s no guarantee that anyone else will pick it up. [] Sometimes one person shoulders the burden of maintaining a step-relationship.