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Stepchild

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.

    "Calculating the growth in stepfamilies isn’t simple, but a demographic analysis published last year estimated that about 16 percent of Americans over age 70 have at least one stepchild. […] Overall, stepchildren provide less care to older adults"

  2. 2
    a child of your spouse by a former marriage wordnet
  3. 3
    A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother. obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English stepchild, stepchyld, from Old English stēopċild (“stepchild”), equivalent to step- + child. Compare Dutch stiefkind (“stepchild”), German Stiefkind (“stepchild”), Swedish styvbarn (“stepchild”).

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