stepdaughter
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stepdaughter
Where it comes from
From Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor (“stepdaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr (“stepdaughter”), equivalent to step- + daughter.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter (“stepdaughter”), West Frisian styfdochter (“stepdaughter”), Dutch stiefdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Low German Steevdochter (“stepdaughter”), German Stieftochter (“stepdaughter”), Danish steddatter (“stepdaughter”), Swedish styvdotter (“stepdaughter”), Icelandic stjúpdóttir (“stepdaughter”).
noun stepdaughters · step-daughter
- The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship. Shannon Spann had an infant, Jake, to care for and two stepdaughters to suddenly raise by herself.
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noun daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself
| Español | hijastra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의붓딸 uibutttal |
| 日本語 | 継娘 mamamusume |
| 中文 | 繼女 /继女 jìnǚ |
| Português | enteada |
| Français | belle-fille, fillâtre |
| Deutsch | Stieftochter |
| Italiano | figliastra |
| Ελληνικά | προγονή progoní |
| Română | fiică vitregă |
| Русский | па́дчерица pádčerica, приёмная до́чь prijómnaja dóčʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | con gái riêng |
| العربية | رَبِيبَة rabība |
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title = {stepdaughter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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