el
masculine
/paˈðɾastɾo/
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Translation
stepfather
Word origin
From padre ('father') plus the suffix -astro, from Latin -aster, which marks an incomplete or inferior likeness.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pater
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpadrastros
Examples
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My stepfather married my mother five years ago.
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She gets on very well with her stepfather.
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The stepfather looks after the children as if they were his own.
¿ ?
Does your stepfather live with you now?
montar bicicleta.
His stepfather taught him to ride a bike.
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