stepchild
Meaning
- The child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- (obsolete) A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.
Synonyms
Translations
hijastro
Stiefkind
figliastro
enteado
fillastre
bel-enfant
stiefkind
nevisEtymology
In summary
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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