Kilo Lingo

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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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This word is part of lesson 81.