stepchild
(noun) a child of your spouse by a former marriage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (bereaved child): orphan
• stepparent
• 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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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