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father surrogate vs stepfather

stepfather vs father surrogate

father surrogate and stepfather both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
father surrogate Yes No No No
stepfather Yes No No No
As nouns, stepfather is a hyponym of father surrogate; that is, stepfather is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than father surrogate:
  • father surrogate: a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
  • stepfather: the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
Other hyponyms of father surrogate include foster-father, foster father.
father surrogate (noun) stepfather (noun)
a man who takes over all the functions of the real father the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
Difference between father surrogate and stepfather

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