STEPCHILD

stepchild

(noun) a child of your spouse by a former marriage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stepchild (plural stepchildren)

The child of one's spouse but not one's own.

(obsolete) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.

Synonyms

• (bereaved child): orphan

Antonyms

• stepparent

Hyponyms

• stepdaughter

• stepson

• See also relative

Source: Wiktionary


Step"child`, n. Etym: [AS. steópcild.]

1. A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother. [Obs.]

2. A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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