blended family

English

blended family (plural blended families)

A stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living children from prior partners.
- 1984, Tom Frydenger, Adrienne Frydenger, The Blended Family, Chosen Books (→ISBN)
  The new traditions established in a blended family are either a blend of traditions both mates have brought into the marriage or something completely new. Because of Adrienne's and my family backgrounds, the blend of most of our traditions […]
- 2009, Kurt Johnston, Mark Oestreicher, My Family, Zondervan (→ISBN), page 128:
  In a blended family you may have a stepmother, a stepfather, stepbrothers, stepsisters, half brothers, half sisters, and even step-pets! You've got all sorts of stuff mixed into one new, blended family—a family that you are an important part of!

a stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living children from prior partners