stiefväterlich

== German == === Etymology === Stiefvater (“stepfather”) +‎ -lich (“-ly”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌfɛːtɐlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /-ˌfeːtɐlɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: stief‧vä‧ter‧lich === Adjective === stiefväterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefväterlicher, comparative stiefväterlicher, superlative am stiefväterlichsten) stepfatherly ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== stiefväterlichseits Stiefväterlichkeit ==== Related terms ==== stief- Stiefvater Vater väterlich === See also === stiefmütterlich