Stepdaughter
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- 2 a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom introduced his stepson to Mary's stepdaughter."
Etymology
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”).