noun as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:He was very close with his stepfather and stepdaughters.

Definition:The man who is married to one's mother but not biologically related to one.

From stepfather

Example:The stepdaughters looked to their mother for guidance.

Definition:The female parent of a child.

From mother

Example:The marriage ended in a bitter dispute over the children.

Definition:The state or condition of being united in law as husband and wife; the institution at which a man and woman are united, and in which their right to be sole partners of each other and to lifelong fidelity are created.

From marriage