stepchild
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stepchild
- /ˈstɛp.tʃaɪld/
Where it comes from
From Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + child. Compare Dutch stiefkind (“stepchild”), German Stiefkind (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”).
noun stepchildren · step-child
- The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship. On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala.
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A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Similar: orphan
Opposite: stepparent
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noun
Opposite: stepparent
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noun the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner
| Español | hijastro, hijastra |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 継子, 連れ子 |
| Português | enteado |
| Français | bel-enfant, beau-fils, belle-fille (stepdaughter), fillâtre |
| Deutsch | Stiefkind |
| Italiano | configlio m~configlia, figliastro m~figliastra |
| Ελληνικά | θετό τέκνο thetó tékno, πρόγονος prógonos |
| Русский | па́сынок pásynok, па́дчерица pádčerica, приёмная дочь prijómnaja dočʹ, приёмный сын prijómnyj syn |
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