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stepfather
The husband of one's mother who is not one's biological father.
継父とうまくやっている。
I get along well with my stepfather.
継父は優しい人で、本当の父のようだ。
My stepfather is a kind person, just like a real father.
母が再婚して、新しい継父ができた。
My mother remarried and I got a new stepfather.
Also read as けいふ in more formal contexts. The prefix まま～ (also written 継～) indicates a step-relationship, derived from an old Japanese word meaning 'not real.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 継父との関係: relationship with one's stepfather
- 継父に育てられる: to be raised by a stepfather
RELATED WORDS:
- 継母: stepmother
- 義父: father-in-law; stepfather — more formal; also used for one's spouse's father
- 実父: biological father — used to distinguish from a stepfather
- 連れ子: stepchild — a child brought into a new marriage
REGISTER:
The word 継父 can feel somewhat direct or old-fashioned. In everyday conversation, people often use 義理の父 or 義父 instead.