stepchild

Meaning

Noun

  • The child of one's spouse but not one's own.
  • A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.

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Origin

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

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